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valency

Noun

va=len=cy

WORDNET DICTIONARY

valency(n = noun.phenomenon) Array - the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds; Array

valency(n = noun.attribute) valence - (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate; Array

is a kind of power, powerfulness

valency(n = noun.attribute) valence - (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent); Array

has particulars: covalence, covalency

is a kind of power, powerfulness

Derived form adjective valent₁

valency, n.

See Valence. [1913 Webster]

valency, n. (pl. -ies) Brit. Chem. the combining power of an atom measured by the number of hydrogen atoms it can displace or combine with.

Etymology

LL valentia power, competence f. valere be well or strong

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