Etymology

monovalence

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Today it means: The state of being univalent. Full definition →

English valence ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishvalence
  5. English todaymonovalence

From mono- + valence.

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