ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hexavalent

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Hexavalent is an adjective meaning (chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 6.

Meaning

(chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 6.

More Meanings

  1. (medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 6.

Example Sentences

Babies born from the 1 August will be offered the new “hexavalent” jab at the age of eight, 12 and 16 weeks.

Synonyms for hexavalent

Depending on context, synonyms include sexavalent, sexivalent.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chromium, pentavalent, hexadecavalent, heptavalent, sexvalent, tetravalent.

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