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Definition of Valency

1. Noun. The phenomenon of forming chemical bonds.

2. Noun. (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate.

3. Noun. (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent).

Definition of Valency

1. n. See Valence.

2. n. See Valence.

Definition of Valency

1. Noun. (graph theory) The number of edges connected to a vertex in a graph ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) valence ¹

3. Noun. (linguistics) The capacity of a verb to take a specific number of arguments ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Valency

1. valence [n -CIES] - See also: valence

Medical Definition of Valency

1. See Valence. A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Valency

valedictory valedictory address valedictory speaker valence valence band valence bond valence electron valence electrons valence isomer valence issue

valence shell valencene valences valencias valencies valency (current term) valenki valent valentine valentineless

valentines valentinite valepotriates valeral valeraldehyde valeramide valeramides valerate valerates valerene

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