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Hydrogen bond Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix hydro-

Hydrogen bond has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond

2

A weak bond in which a hydrogen atom in one molecule is attracted to an electronegative atom (usually nitrogen or oxygen) in the same or different molecule.