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valency vs univalent

univalent vs valency

valency is a noun but univalent is not a noun.

valency is not an adjective while univalent is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
valency Yes No No No
univalent No Yes No No
valency (noun) univalent (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) univalent (adjective)
used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis
having a valence of 1
Difference between valency and univalent

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