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Trivalence - 3 dictionary results

tri⋅va⋅lent

  [trahy-vey-luhnt, triv-uh-luhnt]
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–adjective
1. Chemistry. having a valence of three.
2. Immunology. having three binding sites, as certain antigens.
Origin:
1865–70; tri- + valent

Related forms:
tri⋅va⋅lence, tri⋅va⋅len⋅cy, noun
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tri·va·lent   (trī-vā'lənt)   
adj.  Having valence 3.
tri·va'lence, tri·va'len·cy n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Trivalence

Triv"a*lence\, n. (Chem.) The quality or state of being trivalent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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