single bond

noun

: a chemical bond in which one pair of electrons is shared by two atoms in a molecule especially when the atoms can share more than one pair of electrons compare double bond, triple bond

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Many will only issue a single bond up to $100 million. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2024 The orientation of a single bond in the tail of BMAL1 can shorten the day. Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023 An aerial view eastern Kentucky on July 30.Kentucky National Guard / via AFP - Getty Images Since 2013, Kentucky requires companies to pay into a single bond pool through what essentially serves as a tax on a certain amount of acreage or coal tonnage. Phil McCausland, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2022 Not a single bond fund remained in the top quarter for every 12-month period. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022 While the Fed has yet to buy a single bond, its pledge threw a lifeline to the market that undoubtedly kept some people working. Craig Torres, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2020 There’s just one problem: the central bank is yet to buy a single bond, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 4 June 2020 Ten weeks later, the Fed has yet to buy a single bond. Matt Wirz, WSJ, 3 June 2020 Even before buying a single bond, the Fed managed to achieve its primary goal: restarting the frozen corporate debt market. Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 12 May 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of single bond was in 1903

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“Single bond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20bond. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

single bond

noun
: a chemical bond in which one pair of electrons is shared by two atoms in a molecule especially when the atoms can share more than one pair of electrons compare double bond, triple bond

Medical Definition

single bond

noun
: a chemical bond in which one pair of electrons is shared by two atoms in a molecule and that is usually represented in chemical formulas by a single line

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