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double bond

n :  a chemical bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms in a molecule and which is usu. represented in chemical formulas by two lines (as in the formula for ethylene H2C=CH2) - compare TRIPLE BOND  - see UNSATURATEDb   .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  dou·ble bind 

 
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