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Monovalent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Chemistry Having a valence of 1; univalent.

adj. Immunology Containing antigens from a single strain of a microorganism: a monovalent vaccine; a monovalent serum.

adj. Immunology Having only one site of attachment. Used of an antibody or antigen.

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adj. univalent

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Having a valence of one; univalent. See univalent.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

In chem., having a valence equal to that of hydrogen, represented by unity. Also, and more properly, called univalent.

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adj. having a valence of 1

adj. containing only one kind of antibody

Word Usage

"The atomic interpretation of electrolysis required a corresponding atomistic interpretation of electric charge, with each monovalent ion carrying a single unit of charge, a bi-valent ion carrying two such units and so on."

Variant

univalent

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

assailant divalent inhalant tetravalent

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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