bi-bivalent

[bahy-bahy-vey-luhnt, bahy-biv-uh-]

bi-bi·va·lent

[bahy-bahy-vey-luhnt, bahy-biv-uh-]
adjective Chemistry.
noting an electrolytic compound which splits into two ions, each with a valence of two.

Origin:
bi-1 + bivalent
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Bi-bivalent is always a great word to know.
So is elective. Does it mean:
selecting for combination or action; tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others, such as elective attraction
a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH3, usually produced by the combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases
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