ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Heterovalent

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Heterovalent is an adjective meaning (organic chemistry) Describing a resonance structure that has one fewer single bond than others.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) Describing a resonance structure that has one fewer single bond than others.

More Meanings

  1. (inorganic chemistry) Having a different valency / valence

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include heterodisubstituted, heteroleptic, heterobonded, homodisubstituted, heterobinuclear, homoleptic.

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