About The Word Multivalent
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Multivalent
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What's The Definition Of Multivalent?
[adj] having many values, meanings, or appeals; "subtle, multivalent allegory"
[adj] (chemistry) having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher [adj] (genetics) used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis Synonyms | Synonyms for Multivalent: ambiguous | multi-valued | polyvalent Related Terms | Find terms related to Multivalent: See Also | Multivalent In Webster's Dictionary \Mul*tiv"a*lent\, a. [Multi- + L. valens, p. pr. See
{Valence}.] (Chem.)
(a) Having a valence greater than one, as silicon.
(b) Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur.
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