ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Univalent

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Univalent is an adjective meaning (chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 1, or having only one valence.

Meaning

(chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 1, or having only one valence.

More Meanings

  1. (medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 1.
  2. (genetics) Of, or relating to, a chromosome that is not paired with its homologous chromosome during synapsis.
  3. (complex analysis, of a (holomorphic) function) (Holomorphic and) injective.
  4. (genetics) Any univalent chromosome.

Word Forms

Synonyms for univalent

Depending on context, synonyms include monovalent, schlicht, simple.

Antonyms for univalent

Common opposites include double, multivalent, polyvalent, bivalent.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include monovalent, monobasic, monoionic, multivalenced, unary, univalvate.

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