mul·ti·va·lent (m l t -v  l nt, ml-tv-lnt)adj. 1. Chemistry Polyvalent. 2. Genetics Of or relating to the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis. 3. Immunology Having several sites of attachment for an antibody or antigen. 4. Having various meanings or values: subtle, multivalent allegory. mul ti·valence n. |
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| Noun | 1. | multivalence - (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions |
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