Nonavalent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Nonavalent is an adjective meaning (chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 9.
Meaning
(chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 9.
More Meanings
- (medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 9.
Example Sentences
The Merck nonavalent HPV vaccine that is currently being tested would be better than both of these, because it protects from infection from 9 HPV types but would still not impact on all HPV types.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hexavalent, pentavalent, quinquivalent, heptavalent, divalent, monovalent.
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