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Webster 1913 Edition
Bivalent
Biv′a-lent
,Adj.
(Chem.)
Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen; dyad.
Definition 2024
bivalent
bivalent
English
Adjective
bivalent (comparative more bivalent, superlative most bivalent)
- (chemistry) Having a valence of 2.
- (genetics) Of, or relating to a pair of homologous synapsed chromosomes that occur during meiosis.
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Noun
bivalent (plural bivalents)
- (genetics) Any bivalent chromosome.
French
Etymology
Adjective
bivalent m (feminine singular bivalente, masculine plural bivalents, feminine plural bivalentes)
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowing from French bivalent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi.vaˈlent/
Adjective
bivalent m, n (feminine singular bivalentă, masculine plural bivalenți, feminine and neuter plural bivalente)
Declension
declension of bivalent
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | bivalent | bivalentă | bivalenți | bivalente | ||
| definite | bivalentul | bivalenta | bivalenții | bivalentele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | bivalent | bivalente | bivalenți | bivalente | ||
| definite | bivalentului | bivalentei | bivalenților | bivalentelor | |||
Related terms
- bivalență