Hypertext Webster Gateway: "polyvalent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Polyvalent \Po*lyv"a*lent\, a. [Poly- + L. valens, p. pr. See
{Valent}.] (Chem.)
Multivalent.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
polyvalent
adj 1: (immunology) containing several antibodies each capable of
counteracting a specific antigen; "a polyvalent
vaccine" [ant: {monovalent}]
2: (chemistry) having more than one valence, or having a
valence of 3 or higher [syn: {multivalent}] [ant: {monovalent}]
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