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NALT Full

Preferred term

hydrogen bonding

Type

Topic

Definition

An intermolecular attraction force that results when the hydrogen of one molecule and a pair of unshared electrons on an electronegative atom of another molecule are attracted to one another.
Source: Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

chemical bonding

Related concepts

hydrogen

Synonyms

H-bonding

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/24605

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