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valence

/vA'lɑNs/

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noun
(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
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valency

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power powerfulness
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(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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valency

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covalency valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share
covalence valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share