VALENCE, VALENCY
\vˈe͡ɪləns], \vˈeɪləns], \v_ˈeɪ_l_ə_n_s]\
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The property possessed by an element or a radicle of uniting with the element hydrogen or replacing it in chemical compounds. If the element or radicle replaces or unites with only one hydrogen atom it is univalent; if two, bivalent; if three, trivalent, etc.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
