hypervalency

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noun

A higher than normal valency (typically involving a transfer of the electrons from the central (hypervalent) atom to the nonbonding molecular orbitals which it forms with (usually more electronegative) ligands)

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Meanings

nounhypervalency (usually uncountable, plural hypervalencies)

plural hypervalencies

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA higher than normal valency (typically involving a transfer of the electrons from the central (hypervalent) atom to the nonbonding molecular orbitals which it forms with (usually more electronegative) ligands)

Origin

From hyper- + valency.

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APA

hypervalency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypervalency

MLA

“hypervalency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypervalency. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypervalency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypervalency.

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