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  1. valency:


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valency:

valency

  1. valency

valency [the ~] noun

  1. 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; the valence
    – (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) 1
  2. the valency
    – (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate 1
    the valency; the valence
    – (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate 1
  3. the valency
    – the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds 1
    the valency
    – the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds 1

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Related Definitions for "valency":

  1. (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)1
  2. (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate1
  3. the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds1