Definition of Polyvalence

1. Noun. (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two.

Exact synonyms: Multivalence, Multivalency, Polyvalency
Generic synonyms: State
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Derivative terms: Multivalent, Multivalent, Polyvalent, Polyvalent

2. Noun. (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism.
Exact synonyms: Polyvalency
Generic synonyms: State
Category relationships: Toxicology
Derivative terms: Polyvalent, Polyvalent

Definition of Polyvalence

1. Noun. the state of being polyvalent. ¹

2. Noun. is congruent with polyvalency ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Polyvalence

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyvalence

polyunsaturation
polyurea
polyureas
polyurethane
polyurethane foam
polyurethaned
polyurethanes
polyuria
polyuria test
polyurias
polyuric
polyuridine
polyuridylic acid
polyuronide
polyuronides
polyvalence (current term)
polyvalences
polyvalencies
polyvalency
polyvalent
polyvalent allergy
polyvalent antiserum
polyvalent serum
polyvalent vaccine
polyvariant
polyve
polyves
polyvidone
polyvinyl
polyvinyl-formaldehyde

Literary usage of Polyvalence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lessons for Students in Architecture by Herman Hertzberger (2001)
"6 FUNCTIONALITY, FLEXIBILITY ANO polyvalence In functionalist architecture the form was derived from the expression of efficiency (which did not ..."

2. Lessons for Students in Architecture by Herman Hertzberger, Ina Rike (2005)
"6 FUNCTIONALITY, FLEXIBILITY AND polyvalence In functionalist architecture the form was derived from the expression of efficiency (which did not ..."

3. Time-based Architecture by Bernard Leupen, René Heijne, Jasper van Zwol (2005)
"Here too polyvalence means that the building can be used in different ways without ... polyvalence in the context of housing relates primarily to the ..."

4. Frame and Generic Space by Bernard Leupen (2006)
"In chapter two I defined polyvalence in terms of the frame concept. ... The third of these categories was polyvalence: if the generic space contains no ..."

5. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1904)
"Bruck studied the principle of polyvalence more thoroughly by ... The value of the principle of polyvalence as applied to the preparation of swine plague ..."

6. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"polyvalence of the metal will also favor this process, as the formate residues combining are thereby brought together spatially, but it will also be ..."

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