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DOUBLE BOND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("double bond" is a kind of...):
covalent bond (a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule)
Context examples:
A monounsaturated very long-chain fatty acid with a 22-carbon backbone and a single double bond originating from the 11th position from the methyl end.
(Cetoleic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
One double bond is in the cis formation and the other is in the trans formation.
(Conjugated Linoleic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
Monounsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbons and the double bond at the 12th carbon from the methyl end.
(Petroselinic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
Monounsaturated fatty acid with 15 carbons and the double bond at the 9th carbon from the methyl end.
(Pentadecenoic Acid n-9, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
Monounsaturated fatty acid with 14 carbons and 1 double bond at the 5th carbon from the methyl end.
(Myristoleic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
A flavonoid typically with a double bond between C-2 and C-3, a carbonyl (C=O) function at C-4, and a hydroxyl group at C-3.
(Flavonol, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
A class of dietary fatty acids containing one double bond.
(Monounsaturated Fatty Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
A monounsaturated fatty acid with a 24-carbon backbone and the sole double bond originating from the 9th carbon from the methyl end, with this bond in the cis- configuration.
(Nervonic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
The double bond at the 6th carbon is in the trans formation.
(Octadecadienoic Acid n-6 trans, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
A flavonoid typically with a double bond between C-2 and C-3, a carbonyl (C=O) function at C-4, and no hydroxyl group at C-3.
(Flavone, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
