different between trivalent vs quantivalence

English

Etymology

tri- +? -valent

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tra??ve?l?nt/

Adjective

trivalent (not comparable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) Having a valence of three.
2. (of a vaccine) Protecting against three different (usually flu) viruses.

Translations

Noun

trivalent (plural trivalents)

1. (genetics) Any trivalent chromosome

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?i.va.l??/

Adjective

trivalent (feminine singular trivalente, masculine plural trivalents, feminine plural trivalentes)

1. (inorganic chemistry) trivalent

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French trivalent

Adjective

trivalent m or n (feminine singular trivalent?, masculine plural trivalen?i, feminine and neuter plural trivalente)

1. trivalent

Declension

English

Noun

quantivalence (countable and uncountable, plural quantivalences)

1. (chemistry) Valence; the atomic or combining power of an element or radical expressed in terms of the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite.

Related terms

• univalent
• bivalent
• trivalent
• quadrivalent
• quinquivalent
• serralant