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polyvalent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polyvalent \Po*lyv"a*lent\, a. [Poly- + L. valens p. pr See {Valent}.] (Chem.) Multivalent. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: polyvalent adj 1: (immunology) containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen; "a polyvalent vaccine" [ant: {monovalent}] 2: (chemistry) having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher [syn: {multivalent}] [ant: {monovalent}]
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