n :  a chemical bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms in a molecule and which is usu. represented in chemical formulas by two lines (as in the formula for ethylene H₂C=CH₂) - compare TRIPLE BOND  - see UNSATURATEDb   .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  dou·ble bind 
 
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