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multivalent

Syllabification: (mul·ti·va·lent)
Pronunciation: /ˌməltiˈvālənt, ˌməltī-/

Definition of multivalent

adjective

  • 1having or susceptible to many applications, interpretations, meanings, or values:visually complex and multivalent work
  • 2 Medicine (of an antigen or antibody) having several sites at which attachment to an antibody or antigen can occur:a multivalent antiserumCompare with polyvalent.

Derivatives

multivalence

noun

multivalency

noun
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Definition of multivalent in the British & World English dictionary

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