lone pair

English

Noun

lone pair (plural lone pairs)

1. (chemistry) A pair of electrons in the valence shell of an atom that does not participate in bonding.

See also

• free electron

Further reading

• “lone pair”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “lone pair”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Pinerola, pelorian