Hypertext Webster Gateway: "divalent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Divalent \Div"a*lent\, a. [Pref. di- + L. valens, valentis, p.
pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.)
Having two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf. {Valence}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
divalent
adj : (chemistry) having a valence of two or having two valences
[syn: {bivalent}]
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