triple bond

English

Noun

triple bond (plural triple bonds)

1. (physical chemistry) A covalent bond in which three electron pairs (instead of the usual one) are shared between two atoms; most common between carbon atoms and carbon or nitrogen atoms, but a few other forms are known. Symbolized in formulae as ≡.

   Coordinate terms: single bond, double bond

Translations

covalent bond in which three pairs of electron are shared

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 三鍵 / 三键 (zh) (sānjiàn)

• Finnish: kolmoissidos
• Hungarian: hármas kötés
• Irish: nasc triarach m
• Japanese: 三重結合 (さんじゅうけつごう, sanjū ketsugō)
• Polish: wiązanie potrójne n

Further reading

• triple bond on Wikipedia.Wikipedia