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Meaning of VALENCY

Pronunciation:  'veylunsee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
  2. [n]  (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
  3. [n]  the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds
 
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 Synonyms: valence
 
 See Also: chemical phenomenon, covalence, covalency, power, powerfulness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Val"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Valencies}. (Chem.)
(a) See {Valence}.
(b) A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity.
 
Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

See degree.

 

 

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