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Definition of Coordinate bond
1. Noun. A covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms.
Definition of Coordinate bond
1. Noun. (chemistry) A type of covalent bond where the two electrons being shared originate from the same atom; a dative bond. ¹
2. Noun. (chemistry) One of the bonds between the central metal atom of a coordination compound and its ligands. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coordinate Bond
Literary usage of Coordinate bond
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... (though not necessarily to a carbon atom), and coordinate bond angles and
distances are somewhat restricted by the steric constraints of the model. ..."