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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state of being polyvalent. countable
2. 2
   (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism wordnet
3. 3
   Congruence with polyvalency. countable
4. 4
   (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two wordnet
5. 5
   A quality of music that is played in more than one harmonic function in the same key. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

multivalencemultivalencypolyvalencypolyvalency

Etymology

From poly- + valence.

Related phrases

harmonic function

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