VALENCE ELECTRON

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("valence electron" is a kind of...):

electron; negatron (an elementary particle with negative charge)

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