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Multivalent  adj.  
1.
(Chem.)
(a)
Having a valence greater than one, as silicon.
(b)
Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur.
2.
(Immunology) Having multiple antigen-binding sites; of antibody molecules.
3.
(Immunology) Containing several types of antibody, to protect against more than one disease; polyvalent; of vaccines.






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"Multivalent" Quotes from Famous Books



... edition). Pater has translated Cleanthes' phrase koinos logos as "undivided Intelligence." The relevant verse reads, "su kateuthynes koinon logon, hos dia panton phoita," which may be translated, "You guide the Universal Thought that courses through all things." But the word logos is multivalent and subject to philosophical nuance, so any translation of it is bound to ...
— Plato and Platonism • Walter Horatio Pater



Words linked to "Multivalent" :   polyvalent, multivalence, monovalent, multivalency, genetic science, multi-valued, chemical science, genetics, chemistry, bivalent, valence, valency



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