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valence
/ˈveɪləns/
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What does valence mean?
noun
- The combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.
- The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen.
- The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less commonly, four.
More meanings (7)
noun
- A one-dimensional value assigned by a person to an object, situation, or state, that can usually be positive (causing a feeling of attraction) or negative (repulsion).
- The value which a person places on something.
- For a correspondence T on a curve: a number k such that the divisors T(P)+kP are all linearly equivalent.
- Alternative spelling of valance.
proper noun
- A city and commune, the capital of the department of Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, southeastern France.
- A village and commune in the department of Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France.
- A town and commune in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitania region, southern France.
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/ˈveɪləns/
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Marsh-Gas Series.--The chemistry of the hydro-carbons depends on the valence of C, which, in most cases, is a tetrad.
Valence in Dauphine boasted of possessing the bones of the giant Bucart, the tyrant of the Vivarias, who was slain by his vassal, Count de Cabillon.