ionic bond

1. 1.

   a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion

   Synonymselectrovalent bondelectrostatic bond

   Broaderchemical bond

Questions about ionic bond

What does ionic bond mean?

ionic bond means "a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion".

What is another word for ionic bond?

Close synonyms include electrovalent bond, electrostatic bond. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.