double bond

English

Noun

double bond (plural double bonds)

1. (physical 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.

   Coordinate terms: single bond, triple bond

Derived terms

• double-bonded

Translations

covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雙鍵 / 双键 (zh) (shuāngjiàn)

• Danish: dobbeltbinding c
• Dutch: dubbele binding f
• Finnish: kaksoissidos (fi)
• German: Doppelbindung (de) f
• Hungarian: kettős kötés
• Irish: nasc dúbailte m
• Japanese: 二重結合 (にじゅうけつごう, nijū ketsugō)
• Māori: hononga huirua
• Polish: wiązanie podwójne n
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: dubbelbindning (sv) c

Further reading

• double bond on Wikipedia.Wikipedia