Bondable

/ˈbɑndəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being bonded; able to form chemical or physical bonds, or eligible for a performance or surety bond.

Etymology

From bond + -able suffix. In chemistry, it describes atoms or molecules that can form bonds; in business, it refers to parties eligible for financial bonds.

Kelly Says

Chemists use 'bondable' to describe atoms that can actually hold hands with other atoms—without bondable elements, molecules as we know them literally couldn't exist.

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