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VALENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does valent mean?
• VALENT (adjective)
The adjective VALENT has 1 sense:
1. (chemistry) having valence; usually used in combination
Familiarity information: VALENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(chemistry) having valence; usually used in combination
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Pertainym:
valence ((chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent))
Derivation:
valency ((chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent))
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