dipolebond
nounA dipole bond is a connection between two atoms where one end is a little bit positive and the other end is a little bit negative.
The water molecule has a dipole bond that makes one side slightly negative and the other slightly positive.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A bond formed between two polar molecules due to the attraction of their opposite charges.
The dipole bond between the two molecules held them close together in the liquid.
3. A chemical bond in which the electron cloud is unevenly shared, creating partial charges.
Chemists describe the dipole bond in hydrogen chloride as having a partial positive hydrogen and a partial negative chlorine.
4. An intermolecular force arising from the alignment of permanent dipoles.
Dipole bonds help explain why polar substances dissolve so well in water.