covalente
/kobaˈlente/
The Spanish word for "covalent" is covalente.
The adjective covalente is used to describe something that contains or is characterized by a covalent bond.
Meaning: containing or characterized by a covalent bond (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
/kobaˈlente/
Did you know?
- While enlace covalente is the scientific term for a covalent bond, enlace is also the standard word used for 'engagement' or 'wedding' in some formal Spanish contexts.
- While covalente sounds similar to 'valent', Spanish speakers often use the word valencia to describe both the combining power of an atom and the city in Spain.
- In Spanish chemistry, enlace covalente is the standard term for 'covalent bond', but the word enlace also means 'link' or 'connection' in everyday digital contexts, such as a website hyperlink.
Examples in context
- Están covalentemente unidosThey are covalently bonded
- El agua está formada por moléculas que se mantienen unidas a través de enlaces covalentes.Water is composed of molecules that are held together through covalent bonds.
- El enlace covalente es muy fuerte.The covalent bond is very strong.
- Estamos estudiando la estructura covalente de la molécula.We are studying the covalent structure of the molecule.
- Esa sustancia tiene un carácter covalente.That substance has a covalent character.
Example conversation
Two students are studying chemistry in the library.
- MaríaMateo, ¿sabes qué es un enlace covalente?Mateo, do you know what a covalent bond is?
- MateoSí, es cuando dos átomos comparten electrones.Yes, it is when two atoms share electrons.
- MaríaEntiendo, entonces el diamante es covalente.I see, so diamond is covalent.
- MateoExacto, María, así es como funciona.Exactly, María, that is how it works.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “covalent” translations and entries covalente, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
