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Meaning of DIVALENT

Pronunciation:  dI'veylunt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (chemistry) having a valence of two or having two valences
 
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 Synonyms: bivalent
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Div"a*lent\, a. [Pref. di- + L. valens, valentis, p.
pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.)
Having two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf. {Valence}.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 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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