"trivalent" meaning in English

See trivalent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /traɪˈveɪlənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-trivalent.wav [US]
Etymology: From tri- + -valent. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tri|valent}} tri- + -valent Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} trivalent (not comparable)
  1. (inorganic chemistry) Having a valence of three. Tags: not-comparable Translations (having a valence of three): trojmocný (Czech), dreiwertig (German), trójwartościowy (Polish), trevärd (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-trivalent-en-adj-n8zVSJ-g Categories (other): Inorganic chemistry, English terms suffixed with -valent, Three Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -valent: 41 17 42 Disambiguation of Three: 49 34 18 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'having a valence of three': 97 3
  2. (of a vaccine) Protecting against three different (usually flu) viruses. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-trivalent-en-adj-2TqBHYTT Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -valent Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -valent: 41 17 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: trivalently

Noun

IPA: /traɪˈveɪlənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-trivalent.wav [US] Forms: trivalents [plural]
Etymology: From tri- + -valent. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tri|valent}} tri- + -valent Head templates: {{en-noun}} trivalent (plural trivalents)
  1. (genetics) Any trivalent chromosome
    Sense id: en-trivalent-en-noun-ruWBehao Categories (other): Genetics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tri-, English terms suffixed with -valent, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 29 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 30 20 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -valent: 41 17 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 27 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 26 23 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 26 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 20 21 59 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 21 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 23 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 20 21 59 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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