English
Detailed Synonyms for valency in English
valency:
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the valency
– (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) 1 -
the valency
– (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate 1 -
the valency
– the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds 1