different between univalent vs xylyl

English

Etymology

From uni- +? -valent.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ju?n??ve?l?nt/, /ju??n?v?l?nt/

Adjective

univalent (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 1, or having only one valence.

   Synonym: monovalent

2. (medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 1.
3. (genetics) Of, or relating to, a chromosome that is not paired with its homologous chromosome during synapsis.
4. (complex analysis, of a (holomorphic) function) (Holomorphic and) injective.

   Synonyms: schlicht, simple

Translations

Noun

univalent (plural univalents)

1. (genetics) Any univalent chromosome.

Romanian

Etymology

From French univalent

Adjective

univalent m or n (feminine singular univalent?, masculine plural univalen?i, feminine and neuter plural univalente)

1. univalent

Declension

English

Etymology

xyl- +? -yl

Noun

xylyl (plural xylyls)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of several univalent radicals, of formula (CH₃)₂C₆H₃- derived from the three isomers of xylene: ortho-, meta- and para- (di-methyl benzene).

Synonyms

• xylenyl (dated)