covalence covado • covalent · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · covalence · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share. Synonyms: covalency. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · covalency · · Synonym 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F v latin small letter v U+0076