univalent

American  

[yoo-nuh-vey-luhnt, yoo-niv-uh-] / ˌyu nəˈveɪ lənt, yuˈnɪv ə- /

adjective

1. Chemistry. having a valence of one; monovalent.

2. Genetics. (of a chromosome) single; unpaired; not possessing or joining its homologous chromosome in synapsis.

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univalent British  

/ juːˈnɪvələnt, ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt /

adjective

1. (of a chromosome during meiosis) not paired with its homologue

2. chem another word for monovalent

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univalent Scientific  

/ yo̅o̅′nĭ-vā′lənt /

1. Having a valence of 1.

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Other Word Forms

• univalency
  noun

Etymology

Origin of univalent

First recorded in 1865–70; uni- + -valent

Example Sentences

Formalizing Voevodsky’s work on motives in the Univalent Foundations would close the circle in a fitting way and fulfil one of his dreams.

From Nature

Similarly, Univalent Foundations is destined to remain a vibrant area of research.

From Nature

Univalent Foundations provides the basis for a global mathematics repository and offers the first potentially viable alternative to set theory as a foundation for all of mathematics. 

From Nature

Univalent hydrogen and divalent oxygen will then have the symbols H- and -O-.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

Univalent, ū-niv′a-lent, adj. having a valence of one.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various