Polyvalent

2 definitions found

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

  Polyvalent \Po*lyv"a*lent\, a. [Poly- + L. valens, p. pr. See
     {Valent}.] (Chem.)
     Multivalent.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  polyvalent
       adj 1: containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting
              a specific antigen; "a polyvalent vaccine" [ant: {monovalent}]
       2: having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or
          higher [syn: {multivalent}] [ant: {monovalent}]