Multivalent

Quick meaning: Multivalent is an adjective meaning (chemistry) Having more than one valency or having a valency greater than 3; polyvalent.

Meaning

(chemistry) Having more than one valency or having a valency greater than 3; polyvalent.

More Meanings

1. (genetics) Having three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis.
2. (immunology) Having more than one attachment site for an antibody or antigen.
3. (grammar) Able to bind to different parts of speech.
4. (art) Having many kinds of value.
5. Having many meanings.
6. (genetics) Any multivalent chromosome.

Example Sentences

In general terms, each of the causative suffixes derives a multivalent verb having the meaning 'to cause/make to V', where V is a variable standing for the verbal action of the base.

This procedure can be justified by considering the difficult word or compound as a separate part of a sentence of which the (verbal) adjective is the multivalent predicate, i.e. able to bind more than one part of speech.

Word Forms

• multivalents

Synonyms for multivalent

Depending on context, synonyms include ambiguous, polyvalent.

Antonyms for multivalent

Common opposites include double, bivalent, monovalent, univalent.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include polyvalent, ambiguous, multivalenced, multi-valenced, quadrivalent, polyfunctional.

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