valence

Noun

(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
- Synonyms
  - valency
- Less specific
  - power
  - powerfulness
- Attributes
  - univalent
  - bivalent
  - double
  - multivalent
  - monovalent
  - polyvalent
- Topic Members
  - biology
  - biological science
(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
- Synonyms
  - valency
- Less specific
  - power
  - powerfulness
- More specific
  - covalence
  - covalency
- Attributes
  - monovalent
  - univalent
  - polyvalent
  - multivalent
- Related
  - valent
- Topic Members
  - chemistry
  - chemical science