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valency vs multivalent

multivalent vs valency

valency is a noun but multivalent is not a noun.

valency is not an adjective while multivalent is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
valency Yes No No No
multivalent No Yes No No
valency (noun) multivalent (noun)
(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds
valency (adjective) multivalent (adjective)
used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis
having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher
having many values, meanings, or appeals
Difference between valency and multivalent

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