different between covalent vs electrocyclic

English

Etymology

From co- +? valent.

Pronunciation

• enPR: k?v?'l?nt, IPA^(key): /ko??ve?l?nt/

Adjective

covalent (comparative more covalent, superlative most covalent)

1. (chemistry) Containing or characterized by a covalent bond.

Related terms

• covalency / covalence

Translations

French

Adjective

covalent (feminine singular covalente, masculine plural covalents, feminine plural covalentes)

1. (chemistry) covalent

Further reading

• “covalent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From German kovalent

Adjective

covalent m or n (feminine singular covalent?, masculine plural covalen?i, feminine and neuter plural covalente)

1. covalent

Declension

English

Etymology

electro- +? cyclic

Adjective

electrocyclic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Describing a molecular rearrangement in which a covalent single bond is formed between the ends of a fully conjugated system resulting in a cyclic compound with one fewer double bonds