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valency

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Noun

(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)

(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate

the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "valency":
valance valence valencia valency valiance valiancy violence
Words contain "valency":
ambivalency covalency multivalency polyvalency valency

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