COVALENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does covalent mean? 

• COVALENT (adjective)
  The adjective COVALENT has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characterized by covalence

  Familiarity information: COVALENT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COVALENT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characterized by covalence

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

covalent bond

Pertainym:

covalence (valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share)

Derivation:

covalence; covalency (valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share)

 Context examples 

It refers to amino acid residue within a peptide that accepts covalent linkage of fatty acid, myristoyl group (C13H27-) as one of the co-translational modifications.

(Myristic Acylation Site, NCI Thesaurus)

Nucleic Acid Binding involves temporary non-covalent interaction of a protein or low molecular weight ligand through intermolecular physical forces of attraction with DNA or RNA, in either a sequence dependent or independent fashion.

(Nucleic Acid Binding, NCI Thesaurus)

A process that involves the non-covalent binding of nucleosides to nucleoside receptor proteins.

(Nucleoside Receptor Binding, NCI Thesaurus)

A molecular interaction in which a small molecule or structure becomes trapped, usually in a larger molecule or structure, due to non-covalent interactions.

(Molecular Entrapment, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration, melphalan is converted into highly reactive ethylenimmonium intermediates that induce covalent guanine N7-N7 intra- and inter-crosslinks and alkylation of adenine N3 of DNA; RNA and proteins may also be alkylated.

(Melphalan Hydrochloride/Sulfobutyl Ether Beta-Cyclodextrin Complex, NCI Thesaurus)

Any substance based on the structure of camptothecin that stabilizes topoisomerase I-DNA covalent complexes, thereby causing DNA damage and apoptosis.

(Camptothecin Analogue, NCI Thesaurus)

Melphalan hydrochloride is converted into highly reactive ethylenimmonium intermediates that induce covalent guanine N7-N7 intra- and inter-crosslinks and alkylation of adenine N3 of DNA.

(Melphalan Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A process that involves the non-covalent binding of opioids to one of four opioid receptors.

(Opioid Receptor Binding, NCI Thesaurus)

An inherited disorder that affects the metabolism of any acidic compound containing carbon in a covalent linkage.

(Organic Acid Metabolism Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A covalent conjugate of recombinant human interleukin-10 (IL-10) and polyethylene glycol (PEG), with potential anti-fibrotic, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities.

(Pegylated Recombinant Human Interleukin-10 AM0010, NCI Thesaurus)