Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having valence 1, regardless of whether the valence is positive or negative.
- adjective Having only one valence.
- adjective Genetics Of or relating to a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis.
- adjective Immunology Having only one site of attachment. Used of an antibody or antigen.
- adjective Immunology Containing antigens from a single strain of a microorganism or virus. Used of a vaccine or serum.
- noun A univalent chromosome.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a valence of one; capable of replacing a single hydrogen atom in combination.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Having a valence of one; capable of combining with, or of being substituted for, one atom of hydrogen; monovalent; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective chemistry Having a
valence of 1, or having only one valence. - adjective genetics Of, or relating to a
chromosome that is notpaired with itshomologous chromosome duringsynapsis . - noun genetics Any univalent chromosome.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis
- adjective having a valence of 1
Etymologies
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Examples
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This seems to imply that there couldn't be a coherent, univalent group intention that stands separate from the individuals who constitute the group.
Archive 2009-03-01 Daniel Little 2009
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This seems to imply that there couldn't be a coherent, univalent group intention that stands separate from the individuals who constitute the group.
Acting as a group Daniel Little 2009
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They are fairly light and relatively soft, at 2 to 4 on Mohs 'hardness scale for the univalent micas.
Mica 2008
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Attention: univalent pertussis vaccine: will remain stable for only 3 to 7 days at 37°C.
Chapter 4 1993
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A number of other elements are like hydrogen in being able to combine with at most one atom of other elements, and such elements are called _univalent_.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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The elements of the group are univalent in their compounds with hydrogen and the metals.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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Silver forms only one series of salts, being always a univalent metal.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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In these two compounds the group of atoms, BiO, acts as a univalent metallic radical and is called _bismuthyl_.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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The element forms two series of salts in which it acts as a metal: in the aurous series the gold is univalent, the chloride having the formula AuCl; in the auric series it is trivalent, auric chloride having the formula
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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Finally one atom of a tetravalent element such as carbon will combine with four atoms of a univalent element, as in the compound
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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