Usually means: Sharing of electrons between atoms.
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  1. covalency: Merriam-Webster
  2. covalency: Collins English Dictionary
  3. covalency: Vocabulary.com
  4. covalency: Wiktionary
  5. covalency: Dictionary.com
  6. Covalency: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. covalency: Rhymezone
  8. covalency: FreeDictionary.org
  9. covalency: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. covalency: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. covalency: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. covalency: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. covalency: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Covalency)

noun:  (chemistry) Alternative spelling of covalence [(chemistry) A form of valence in which electrons are shared between participating atoms]

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