polyvalent

comparative more polyvalent · superlative most polyvalent

1. Multivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles.
2. chemistryHaving a high valence, especially more than three.
3. chemistryHaving multiple valencies.
4. biologyContaining antibodies to more than one kind of pathogen.
5. human sciencesHaving several different syllabic or semantic meanings depending on the context.

   The approximately 1000 different cuneiform signs form a complex script system in which practically every symbol is polyvalent, i.e., having multiple phonemic and/or semantic realizations.

   2004, Jonathan Cohen et. al, “iClay: Digitizing Cuneiform”, in The 5th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage