noun
(chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two
• Syn: ↑polyvalence, ↑polyvalency, ↑multivalence
• Derivationally related forms: ↑multivalent, ↑multivalent (for: ↑multivalence), ↑polyvalent (for: ↑polyvalency), ↑polyvalent (for: ↑polyvalence)
• Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science
• Hypernyms: ↑state
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nounsee multivalence 1
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multivāˈlence (or /-tivˈə-/) or multivāˈlency (or /-tivˈə-/) noun
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Main Entry: ↑multi-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.