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divalent
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di·va·lent
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daɪˈveɪ
lənt
/
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dahy-
vey
-l
uh
nt
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adjective
Chemistry
.
having a valence of two, as the ferrous
ion
, Fe
++
.
Origin:
1865–70;
di-
1
+
-valent
Related forms
di·va·lence,
noun
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divalent
(daɪˈveɪlənt, ˈdaɪˌveɪ-)
—
adj
1.
having a valency of two
2.
having two valencies
di'valency
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Medical Dictionary
divalent
di·va·lent (dī-vā'lənt)
adj.
Bivalent.
di·va'lence
or
di·va'len·cy
n.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Example sentences
Additionally, their kidneys selectively filter out
divalent
ions, which they then excrete.
Such iron configurations are well known as the so-called low spin
divalent
iron.
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