Definitions for: Trivalent


[adj] (chemistry) having a valence of three



Webster (1913) Definition: Triv"a*lent, a. [Pref. tri- + L. valens, -entis, p.
pr. See Valence.] (Chem.)
Having a valence of three; capable of being combined with,
substituted for, or compared with, three atoms of hydrogen;
-- said of triad atoms or radicals; thus, nitrogen is
trivalent in ammonia.

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