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adjective(chemistry) having valence; usually used in combination
Definition that contains valent
- be a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
- be be identical or equivalent to
- o a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
- heart a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines
- change money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
- doctor a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
- c an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
- b a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
- half consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
- p a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms