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univalent
[yoo-nuh-vey-luhnt, yoo-niv-uh-]
adjective
Chemistry.having a valence of one; monovalent.
Genetics.(of a chromosome) single; unpaired; not possessing or joining its homologous chromosome in synapsis.
univalent
/ juːˈnɪvələnt, ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt /
adjective
(of a chromosome during meiosis) not paired with its homologue
chem another word for monovalent
univalent
Having a valence of 1.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˌܲԾˈԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of univalent1
Example Sentences
The system, which he named univalent foundations, was the main topic of study at the Institute for Advanced Study for a year, in 2012–13.
Though it’s known as Siwa today, prior to the fifthteenth century, it was called Ammonium--which probably sounds like a place filled with the univalent chemical ion NH4+ --and it sort of was.
“You are provided with added diversity, which is preparation for unexpected changes. It may give you some adaptability that a stagnant, univalent genome would not.”
Me, I was always just Hazel, univalent Hazel.
Monoxide, mo-nok′sīd, n. an oxide containing a single oxygen atom in combination with two univalent atoms or one bivalent atom.
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