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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

process, physical process go
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states

phenomenon go
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

natural phenomenon go
all phenomena that are not artificial

physical phenomenon go
a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy

force go
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

attraction, attractive force go
the force by which one object attracts another

bond, chemical bond
an electrical force linking atoms

noun.phenomenon

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covalent bond go
a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule
cross-link, cross-linkage go
a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule
hydrogen bond go
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
ionic bond, electrovalent bond, electrostatic bond go
a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion
metallic bond go
a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs
peptide bond, peptide linkage go
the primary linkage of all protein structures