1. Noun
See Valence.
2. Noun
A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity.
3. Noun
(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
Vocabulary classified under Biology
4. Noun
(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
Vocabulary classified under Chemistry
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