Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having more valences or bonds than the normal or expected number.
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- adjective chemistry having a higher than normal
valence
Etymologies
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From hyper- + -valent
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Examples
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A series of logical steps, originally discussed as postings and comments to two blogs, led to the outcome described here of a central hypervalent atom bound on one face by a small cyclic carbon ligand, with the other free face having an interaction to a helium atom with the topological properties of a charge-shift rather than a covalent bond.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Henry S. Rzepa 2010
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These nanoparticles are selectively oxidized by the hypervalent iodine species PhICl
Naturejobs - All Jobs Cole A. Witham 2009
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