triple bond: Meaning and Definition of

tri'ple bond'

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— Chem. Chem.
  1. a chemical linkage consisting of three covalent bonds between two atoms of a molecule, represented in chemical formulas by three lines or six dots, as CH≡CH or CH⋮⋮CH.
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