-valent
a combining form with the meanings “having a valence” (quadrivalent), “having homologous chromosomes” (univalent), “having antibodies” (multivalent), of the number specified by the initial element.
Origin of -valent
1Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use -valent in a sentence
“You have to let them tell you how they feel,” Thomas Valent, who runs the school with his wife, Holly, told the New York Times.
Perfect Your Ho-Ho-Ho’s at the Top Santa-Training School | Nina Strochlic | December 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey burned down my home, killed my dogs, my cat, my rabbit, blew up my 1966 Plymouth Valent.
A Few Things to Know About Paul Kevin Curtis, the Crazy Ricin Suspect | Josh Dzieza | April 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLe but du Mercure a t de permettre ceux qui en valent la peine d'crire franchement ce qu'il pense—seul plaisir d'un crivain.
Instigations | Ezra PoundVenena magnum fas nefasque non valent Convertere humanam vicem.
Witchcraft and Devil Lore in the Channel Islands | John Linwood PittsEt minim vires frangere quassa valent—A very small degree of force will suffice to break a vessel that is already cracked.
Les choses valent toujours mieux dans leur source—Things are always best at their source.
Minim vires frangere quassa valent—Very little avails to break a bruised thing.
British Dictionary definitions for -valent
/ (ˈveɪlənt) /
chem having a specified valency: bivalent; trivalent
Origin of -valent
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse