1. a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion; [syn: ionic bond, electrovalent bond, electrostatic bond]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
electrovalent bond
n 1: a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form
a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form
a negative ion [syn: ionic bond, electrovalent bond,
electrostatic bond]