valency

ˈveɪlənsi

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Definition of valency - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry

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combining capacity of an atom or group

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The valency of carbon is four.

valence

linguistics

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number of arguments a verb can have

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The verb 'give' has a valency of three.

complementation

biology

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capacity to interact with antigens

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The antibody's valency determines its effectiveness.

affinity

graph theory

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number of edges connected to a vertex

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The vertex has a valency of three.

connectivity

degree

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Origin of valency

Latin, valentia (strength)

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heptad

chemistry

atom or element with a valency of seven

hexad

chemistry

element with a valency of six

monad

chemistry

atom with a valency of one

monadic

adj.

chemistry

having a valency of one

monovalent

adj.

chemistry

having a valency of one

Examples of valency in a sentence

The valency of hydrogen is one.
The valency of 'eat' is two.
In linguistics, valency determines sentence structure.
Researchers studied the valency of different antibodies.
Valency plays a crucial role in immune response.
In this graph, each node's valency is four.

The valency of the vertex determines its connectivity.

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French:valence, degré, ...
German:Valenz, Knotenvalenz, ...
Italian:valenza, affinità, ...
Spanish:valencia, grado, ...
Portuguese:valência, ...
Chinese:化合价, 配价, ...
Japanese:原子価, 項数, ...
Arabic:تكافؤ, تَعْدِيَة, ...
Hebrew:עֶרְכִּיּוּת, עֶרְכִּיּוּת, ...
Russian:валентность, связывающая способность, ...
Ukrainian:валентність, аргументативна здатність, ...
Hindi:संयोजकता, संख्या, ...
Bengali:যোজ্যতা, আর্গুমেন্ট সংখ্যা, ...
Catalan:valència, ...
Czech:valence, vazebnost, ...
Danish:valens, verbalens, ...
Dutch:valentie, ...
Greek:σθένος, βαθμός συντακτικής πληρότητας, ...
Hungarian:vegyérték, vonzatkeret, ...
Khmer:វ៉ាឡង់, វ៉ាឡង់កិរិយាសព្ទ, ...
Korean:원자가, 논항 수, ...
Persian:ظرفیت, والنسی, ...
Polish:walencja, związek argumentowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):valência, valência verbal, ...
Romanian:valență, afinitate, ...
Swedish:valens, argumentstruktur, ...
Thai:ความวาเลนซ์, วาเลนซี, ...
Turkish:değerlik, valans, ...
Vietnamese:hóa trị, giá trị ngữ nghĩa, ...

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