heterolytic

/ˌhɛdərəˈlɪtɪk/
adjective
  1. Relating to or involving heterolysis, especially in chemistry where a bond breaks unevenly.
    • The heterolytic cleavage of the molecule produced two oppositely charged ions.
    • The lab manual described the conditions needed for heterolytic bond breaking.
    • In a heterolytic reaction, one atom keeps both electrons from the broken bond.
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