hydrogen bonding

noun

: the process of creating a hydrogen bond between two molecules

The chemists have developed a new definition of acidity that is based on the ability of a molecule to act as a donor for hydrogen bonding.

—Rebecca Rawls, Chemical & Engineering News, 18 Mar. 1985

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for hydrogen bonding

• absconding
• desponding
• responding
• antibonding
• corresponding
• ponding