Multivalency

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being multivalent. countable, uncountable

    "The fact that the intensity of the fluorescence did not vary appreciably as the affinity of the interaction was lowered can be attributed to the multivalency of the BSA conjugates (avidity effects)."

  2. 2
    (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two wordnet

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multivalencepolyvalencepolyvalencepolyvalency

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"The fact that the intensity of the fluorescence did not vary appreciably as the affinity of the interaction was lowered can be attributed to the multivalency of the BSA conjugates (avidity effects)."

Etymology

From multi- + valency.

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