English noun: chemical bond | |||
| 1. | chemical bond (phenomenon) an electrical force linking atoms | ||
| Synonyms | bond | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attraction, attractive force | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | covalent bond, cross-link, cross-linkage, electrostatic bond, electrovalent bond, hydrogen bond, ionic bond, metallic bond, peptide bond, peptide linkage | ||