valency

[ vey-luhn-see ]

/ Ë?veÉª lÉ™n si /

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noun, plural vaÂ·lenÂ·cies.Chemistry.

valence (def. 1).

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Words nearby valency

valence-conduction band, valence electron, valence electrons, Valencia, Valenciennes, valency, valency electron, valency grammar, Valens, -valent, valentine

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How to use valency in a sentence

Case notes that protein modifications that are commonly used for transducing signals, such as the addition of phosphoryl groups, change the valency of a protein â€” that is, its capacity to interact with other molecules.
A Newfound Source of Cellular Order in the Chemistry of Life|Viviane Callier|January 7, 2021|Quanta Magazine
It is the river Valency of which he speaks, the more important of the streams that join just above the haven.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon
There is a close relationship between prevailing, valiancy, valency, and value.
Essays in Experimental Logic|John Dewey
The question next arises, is the valency of an element fixed or variable?
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882|Various

If the word be defined as above, it is absolutely certain that the valency varies.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882|Various
Just why different elements should differ thus in valency no one as yet knows; it is an empirical fact that they do.
A History of Science, Volume 4(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams

British Dictionary definitions for valency

valency

esp US and Canadian valence

/ (Ë?veÉªlÉ™nsÉª) /

noun plural -cies or -ces

chem a property of atoms or groups, equal to the number of atoms of hydrogen that the atom or group could combine with or displace in forming compounds

linguistics the number of satellite noun phrases with which a verb combinesthe English verb `give' takes a subject and two objects, so it has a valency of three

immunol

the number of antigen-binding sites on an antibody molecule
the number of antigen-binding sites with which an antigen can combine

Word Origin for valency

C19: from Latin valentia strength, from valÄ“re to be strong

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