valency
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1. (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | power, powerfulness, |
| definition | : | possession of controlling influence (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | covalence, covalency, |
| definition | : | valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share (noun.attribute) |
| attribute | : | multivalent, polyvalent, |
| definition | : | having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher (adj.all) |
| 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) |
2. (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | power, powerfulness, |
| definition | : | possession of controlling influence (noun.attribute) |
| attribute | : | univalent, |
| definition | : | used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | bivalent, double, |
| definition | : | used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | multivalent, |
| definition | : | used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | monovalent, |
| definition | : | containing only one kind of antibody (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | polyvalent, |
| definition | : | containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen (adj.all) |
3. the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | chemical phenomenon, |
| definition | : | any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules) (noun.phenomenon) |
4. (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | valent, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) having valence; usually used in combination (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | valent, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) having valence; usually used in combination (adj.pert) |
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