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Valency

Valency Meaning & Definition
Valency Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Valency?

[n] (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
[n] (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
[n] the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds

Synonyms | Synonyms for Valency: valence

Related Terms | Find terms related to Valency:

See Also | chemical phenomenon | covalence | covalency | power | powerfulness

Valency In Webster's Dictionary

\Val"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Valencies}. (Chem.) (a) See {Valence}. (b) A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity.

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