"-valent" meaning in All languages combined

See -valent on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Etymology: Back-formation from valence. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|valence}} Back-formation from valence, {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=rule}} Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -valent, {{en-suffix}} -valent
  1. Having one or more valences. Tags: morpheme
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