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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
bi·va·lent       [bahy-vey-luhnt, biv-uh-] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.Chemistry.
a.having a valence of two.
b.having two valences, as aluminum with valences of two and three.
2.Genetics. pertaining to associations of two homologous chromosomes.
–noun
3.Genetics. a pair of bivalent chromosomes, esp. when pairing during meiosis.
[Origin: 1865–70; bi-1 + -valent]

—Related forms
bi·va·lence       [bahy-vey-luhns, biv-uh-luhns] Pronunciation Key, bi·va·len·cy, noun
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bi·va·lent       (bī-vā'lənt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Chemistry Divalent.
  2. Biology Consisting of a pair of homologous, synapsed chromosomes, as occurs during meiosis; double.

n.   Biology
A pair of homologous, synapsed chromosomes associated together during meiosis.

bi·va'lence, bi·va'len·cy n.
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bivalent

adjective
1. having a valence of two or having two valences 
2. used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis [ant: multivalent, univalent] 

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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
bivalent       (bī-vā'lənt)  Pronunciation Key 
Chemistry Having a valence of 2.

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bivalent bi·va·lent (bī-vā'lənt)
adj.

  1. Having a valence of 2; divalent.
  2. Consisting of a pair of homologous, synapsed chromosomes, as occurs during meiosis; double.
n.
A pair of homologous, synapsed chromosomes associated together during meiosis.
bi·va'lence or bi·va'len·cy n.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Bivalent

Biv"a*lent\, a. [L. bis twice + valens, p. pr. See Valence.] (Chem.) Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen; dyad.

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