Definitions for: Multivalent


[adj] having many values, meanings, or appeals; "subtle, multivalent allegory"
[adj] (chemistry) having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher
[adj] (genetics) used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis



Webster (1913) Definition: Mul*tiv"a*lent, a. [Multi- + L. valens, p. pr. See
Valence.] (Chem.)
(a) Having a valence greater than one, as silicon.
(b) Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur.

Synonyms: ambiguous, multi-valued, polyvalent

Antonyms: bivalent, double, monovalent, univalent

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