"hypervalent" meaning in English

See hypervalent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hypervalent.wav Forms: more hypervalent [comparative], most hypervalent [superlative]
Etymology: From hyper- + -valent. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hyper|valent}} hyper- + -valent Head templates: {{en-adj}} hypervalent (comparative more hypervalent, superlative most hypervalent)
  1. (chemistry) having a higher than normal valence Derived forms: hypervalent compound Related terms: hypervalency
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