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univalent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Univalent \U*niv"a*lent\, a. [Uni- + L. valens -entis, p. pr See {Valence}.] (Chem.) Having a valence of one capable of combining with or of being substituted for one atom of hydrogen; monovalent; -- said of certain atoms and radicals. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: univalent adj 1: (genetics) used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis; "a univalent chromosome" [ant: {bivalent}, {multivalent}] 2: (chemistry) having a valence of 1 [syn: {monovalent}] [ant: {polyvalent}]
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