polyvalent

pol·y·va·lent

 (pŏl′ē-vā′lənt)

adj.

1. Chemistry

a. Having more than one valence.

b. Having a valence of 3 or higher.

2. Immunology

a. Having more than one site of attachment. Used of an antibody or antigen.

b. Containing antigens from more than one strain of a microorganism or virus. Used of a vaccine or serum.

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pol′y·va′lence, pol′y·va′len·cy n.

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polyvalent

(ˌpɒlɪˈveɪlənt; pəˈlɪvələnt)

adj

1. (Chemistry) chem having more than one valency

2. (Medicine) (of a vaccine)

a. effective against several strains of the same disease-producing microorganism, antigen, or toxin

b. produced from cultures containing several strains of the same microorganism

ˌpolyˈvalency n

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pol•y•va•lent

(ˌpɒl iˈveɪ lənt, pəˈlɪv ə lənt)

adj.

1. Chem. having more than one valence.

2. (of an immune serum) containing several antibodies, each capable of reacting with a specific antigen.

[1880–85]

pol`y•va′lence, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	polyvalent - containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen; "a polyvalent vaccine" immunology - the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system monovalent - containing only one kind of antibody
	2.	polyvalent - having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher multivalent chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions monovalent, univalent - having a valence of 1

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Translations

polivalente

polyvalent

[pəˈlɪvələnt] ADJ → polivalente

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polyvalent

adj → mehrwertig, polyvalent

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pol·y·va·lent

a. polivalente, que tiene efecto en contra de más de un agente.

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polyvalent

adj polivalente

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