covalent

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characterized by covalence

   “covalent bond”

Questions about covalent

What does covalent mean?

covalent means "of or relating to or characterized by covalence".

How many syllables are in covalent?

covalent has 3 syllables: co-va-lent. The stress falls on "va". In IPA it is /koʊˈvɑlənt/.

Is covalent a common word?

covalent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.