POLYVALENCE

polyvalence, polyvalency

(noun) (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism

polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency

(noun) (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

polyvalence (countable and uncountable, plural polyvalences)

(countable) The state of being polyvalent.

(countable) Congruence with polyvalency.

(uncountable, music) A quality of music that is played in more than one harmonic function in the same key.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

20 October 2024

TRUSTFUL

(adjective) inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; “great brown eye, true and trustful”- Nordhoff & Hall


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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