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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesenlace simple
Pronunciation / Transliteration: enˈla.ce ˈsim.ple
"El etano tiene un enlace simple entre sus átomos de carbono."
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A covalent bond between two atoms involving two valence electrons (one shared pair).
"Ethane contains a carbon-carbon single-bond."
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Pertaining to or characterized by a covalent single bond.
"Saturated hydrocarbons feature single-bond chains of carbon atoms."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Middle English word 'single', derived from Latin 'singuli' (one by one), with 'bond', originating from Old English 'bonda' or 'band' meaning a band or tie. In chemistry, the compound term emerged in the late 19th century as chemical nomenclature developed to describe molecular structures sharing a single pair of valence electrons.
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liaison simple
Transliteration: ljɛ.zɔ̃ sɛ̃pl
"La molécule d'éthane possède une liaison simple carbone-carbone."
Einfachbindung
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯n.faxˌbɪn.dʊŋ
"Ethan enthält eine Kohlenstoff-Kohlenstoff-Einfachbindung."
legame semplice
Transliteration: leˈɡaːme ˈsɛm.pli.tʃe
"L'etano è caratterizzato da un legame semplice carbonio-carbonio."
enlace simple
Transliteration: enˈla.ce ˈsim.ple
"El etano tiene un enlace simple entre sus átomos de carbono."
ligação simples
Transliteration: li.ɡaˈsãw ˈsĩ.plis
"O etano apresenta uma ligação simples carbono-carbono."
एकल बंध
Transliteration: ekal bandh
"एथेन में कार्बन-कार्बन एकल बंध होता है।"
单键
Transliteration: dān jiàn
"乙烷分子中包含碳碳单键。"
단일 결합
Transliteration: danil gyeolhap
"에테인은 탄소-탄소 단일 결합을 가지고 있습니다."
単結合
Transliteration: tankeugō
"エタンには炭素-炭素単結合が含まれています。"
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