Octavalent

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

  Octavalent \Oc*tav"a*lent\, a. [Octa- + L. valens, p. pr. See
     {Valence}.] (Chem.)
     Having a valence of eight; capable of being combined with,
     exchanged for, or compared with, eight atoms of hydrogen; --
     said of certain atoms or radicals.
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