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tervalence

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ter⋅va⋅lent

[tur-vey-luhnt]
–adjective Chemistry.
1. trivalent.
2. possessing three different valences, as cobalt with valences 2, 3, and 4.

Origin:
1900–05; ter- + valent


ter⋅va⋅lence, ter⋅va⋅len⋅cy, noun
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