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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A covalent bond in which two electron pairs are shared between two atoms.

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  • noun chemistry A covalent bond in which two electron pairs (instead of the usual one) are shared between two atoms; most common between carbon atoms and carbon, oxygen or nitrogen atoms, but several other forms are known.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms

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