valence

Noun
  1. (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate (synset 105042144)
    tells us about:
    • univalent - used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis
    • bivalent, double - used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
    • multivalent - used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis
    • monovalent - containing only one kind of antibody
    • polyvalent - containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen
    referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
    is a type of: power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence
    same as: valency
  2. (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals;
    Their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) (synset 105041628)
    tells us about:
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence
    subtypes: covalence, covalency - valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share
    same as: valency

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