🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

doppio legame

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈdɔppjo leˈɡame

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Double-bonding/ˈdʌb.əlˌbɒn.dɪŋ/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il doppio legame rende la molecola meno flessibile."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A covalent chemical bond between two atoms involving four bonding electrons rather than two.

    "The presence of a double-bonding interaction between the carbon atoms significantly increases molecular rigidity."
  2. 2

    The formation of two simultaneous or mutually reinforcing emotional or relational attachments.

    "In early childhood psychology, double-bonding with multiple primary caregivers can shape complex interpersonal dynamics later in life."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'double' (from Old French doble, from Latin duplus) combined with 'bonding' (from bond, of Germanic origin related to band). The chemical term emerged in the 19th century with the development of valence theory in structural chemistry to describe shared electron pairs between atoms.

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