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POLYVALENCE

Dictionary entry overview: What does polyvalence mean?

• POLYVALENCE (noun)
The noun POLYVALENCE has 2 senses:

1. (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two
2. (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism

Familiarity information: POLYVALENCE used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• POLYVALENCE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

multivalence; multivalency; polyvalence; polyvalency

Hypernyms ("polyvalence" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

polyvalence; polyvalency

Hypernyms ("polyvalence" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)

Domain category:

toxicology (the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons)

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