Hypertext Webster Gateway: "univalent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Univalent \U*niv"a*lent\, a. [Uni- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr.
See {Valence}.] (Chem.)
Having a valence of one; capable of combining with, or of
being substituted for, one atom of hydrogen; monovalent; --
said of certain atoms and radicals.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
univalent
adj 1: (genetics) used of a chromosome that is not paired or united
with its homologous chromosome during synapsis; "a
univalent chromosome" [ant: {bivalent}, {multivalent}]
2: (chemistry) having a valence of 1 [syn: {monovalent}] [ant:
{polyvalent}]
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