polyvalency

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noun

polyvalence

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

nounpolyvalency (countable and uncountable, plural polyvalencies)

plural polyvalencies

  1. countableuncountablepolyvalence

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
polyvalencemultivalencemultivalency
Broader
state

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

Similar
polyvalence
Broader
state
Also see
multivalencemultivalencypolyvalence

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. Englishvalency
  6. Englishpolyvalency

From poly- + valency.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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