polyvalence

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noun

The state of being polyvalent.

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polyvalencymultivalencemultivalency
OriginEnglish valence ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

nounpolyvalence (countable and uncountable, plural polyvalences)

plural polyvalences

  1. countableThe state of being polyvalent.
  2. countableCongruence with polyvalency.
  3. uncountableentertainmentA quality of music that is played in more than one harmonic function in the same key.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two

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polyvalencymultivalencemultivalency
Broader
state

noun(toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism

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polyvalency
Broader
state
Also see
multivalencemultivalencypolyvalency

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishvalence
  6. Englishpolyvalence

From poly- + valence.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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