hypervalent compound

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chemistry}} Any [[compound]] which [[contain]]s more than eight [[formally]] [[assignable]] [[electron]]s in a [[valence shell]] [[directly]] [[associated]] with the [[central]] [[atom]] in [[direct]] [[bonding]] with a number of [[ligand]]s.

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