VALENCE
\vˈe͡ɪləns], \vˈeɪləns], \v_ˈeɪ_l_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of VALENCE
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- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
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(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
By Princeton University
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(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
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(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other monads, as chlorine, sodium, etc.) with which it will combine, or for which it can be substituted, or with which it can be compared; thus, an atom of hydrogen is a monad, and has a valence of one; the atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon are respectively dyads, triads, and tetrads, and have a valence respectively of two, three, and four.
By Oddity Software
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The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other monads, as chlorine, sodium, etc.) with which it will combine, or for which it can be substituted, or with which it can be compared; thus, an atom of hydrogen is a monad, and has a valence of one; the atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon are respectively dyads, triads, and tetrads, and have a valence respectively of two, three, and four.
By Noah Webster.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A piece of drapery hanging round the head of a bed, or from the head of window-curtains.
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To decorate with fringed drapery.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Positive or negative psychological value assigned by one person to another, event, job, outcome etc., based on its attractiveness to him.
By Henry Campbell Black
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v[=a]'lens, n. (chem.) the combining power of an element, or the proportion in which it forms a combination with another.--Also V[=A]'LENCY. [From L. val[=e]re, to be strong.]
By Thomas Davidson
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See Quantivalence, Quantivalent.
By Alexander Duane
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