| Pronunciation: | | bI'veylunt
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- [adj] (genetics) used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- [adj] (chemistry) having a valence of two or having two valences
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BIVALENT is a 8 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | divalent, double |
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| | Antonyms: | | multivalent, univalent |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Biology Dictionary |
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- A pair of homologous chromosomes which have joined together (are synapsed) during prophase I and metaphase I of meiosis.
- An atom or radical group which has a valence of two, or which can combine with two (rather than one) different other atoms or molecules.
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