DATIVE BOND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dative bond mean? 

• DATIVE BOND (noun)
  The noun DATIVE BOND has 1 sense:

1. a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms

  Familiarity information: DATIVE BOND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DATIVE BOND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

coordinate bond; dative bond

Hypernyms ("dative bond" is a kind of...):

covalent bond (a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule)