multivalent

English Thesaurus

1. having many values, meanings, or appeals (adj.all)

similar	:	ambiguous,
definition	:	having more than one possible meaning (adj.all)

2. having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher (adj.all)

attribute	:	valence, valency,
definition	:	(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) (noun.attribute)

domain category	:	chemical science, chemistry,
definition	:	the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition)

3. used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis (adj.all)

attribute	:	valence, valency,
definition	:	(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate (noun.attribute)

domain category	:	genetic science, genetics,
definition	:	the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms (noun.cognition)

4. having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher (adj.all)

antonym	:	monovalent, univalent,
definition	:	having a valence of 1 (adj.all)

derivation	:	multivalence, multivalency, polyvalence, polyvalency,
definition	:	(chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two (noun.state)

5. used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis (adj.all)

antonym	:	univalent,
definition	:	used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis (adj.all)

antonym	:	bivalent, double,
definition	:	used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis (adj.all)

6. having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher (adj.all)

antonym	:	monovalent, univalent,
definition	:	having a valence of 1 (adj.all)

derivation	:	multivalence, multivalency, polyvalence, polyvalency,
definition	:	(chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two (noun.state)

7. used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis (adj.all)

antonym	:	univalent,
definition	:	used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis (adj.all)

antonym	:	bivalent, double,
definition	:	used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis (adj.all)