divalent
Americanadjective
adjective
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having a valency of two
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having two valencies
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Etymology
Origin of divalent
Example Sentences
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By carefully introducing divalent anions, they were able to precisely adjust the internal structure of the material.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2026
The researchers replaced the divalent copper in Egyptian blue with divalent chromium, leading to durable, reddish magenta pigments.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
"To date, no earth-based mineral has been reported to contain chromium in the divalent state as one of the components," said Subramanian, the Milton Harris Professor of Materials Science in the OSU College of Science.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
Unlike most salts of the alkali metals, many of the common salts of the alkaline earth metals are insoluble in water because of the high lattice energies of these compounds, containing a divalent metal ion.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Admittedly there was no evidence that Rosy’s samples contained any divalent ions, and so we might be sticking our necks out.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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