Multivalence

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Multivalence \Mul*tiv"a*lence\, n. (Chem.)
     Quality, state, or degree, of a multivalent element, atom, or
     radical.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  multivalence
       n : the state of being polyvalent [syn: {polyvalence}, {polyvalency},
            {multivalency}]