different between polyvalent vs valent

English

Etymology

poly- +? -valent

Adjective

polyvalent (comparative more polyvalent, superlative most polyvalent)

1. Multivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles.
2. (chemistry) Having a high valence, especially more than three.
3. (chemistry) Having multiple valencies.
4. (biology) Containing antibodies to more than one kind of pathogen.

Derived terms

• polyvalently

French

Etymology

from poly- and -valent

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?.li.va.l??/

Adjective

polyvalent (feminine singular polyvalente, masculine plural polyvalents, feminine plural polyvalentes)

1. versatile, multipurpose; that has various uses, functions, or capacities

Noun

polyvalent m (plural polyvalents, feminine polyvalente)

1. an employee who carries out various different functions

Further reading

• “polyvalent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Back-formation from valence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ve?l?nt/

Adjective

valent (comparative more valent, superlative most valent)

1. (chemistry, linguistics) Having valence.

Derived terms

• -valent

Anagrams

• Levant, levant, vental

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan valen and its variants, from Latin val?ns, valentem.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /v??lent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /b??len/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /va?lent/

Adjective

valent (feminine valenta, masculine plural valents, feminine plural valentes)

1. valiant, brave, courageous

Derived terms

• valentament
• valentia

Related terms

• valer / valdre
• valor

Verb

valent

1. present participle of valer

French

Verb

valent

1. inflection of valoir:
   1. third-person plural present indicative
   2. third-person plural present subjunctive

Anagrams

• lavent, Levant, levant

Latin

Verb

valent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of vale?

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va?l??t/

Adjective

valent

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