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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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adj
Multivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Having a high valence, especially more than three.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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adj
Having multiple valencies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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adj
Containing antibodies to more than one kind of pathogen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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adj
Having several different syllabic or semantic meanings depending on the context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adjective
having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: multivalent
Antonyms: monovalent
adjective
containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: monovalent
History
From poly- + -valent.
