divalent
Americanadjective
adjective
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having a valency of two
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having two valencies
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Origin of divalent
Example Sentences
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To stabilize the divalent chromium on Earth, researchers maintained high temperatures, almost 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit, under high vacuum during the synthesis that started from chromium metal, chromium trioxide and other chemicals.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
"However, the analysis of lunar mineral samples collected from Apollo missions showed the occurrence of chromium in the divalent state."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
An analysis showed that heavy divalent cations, like magnesium, bound to the latex particle membranes weighed down the particles -- until the connection eventually collapsed.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2024
Such conditions are often difficult to model in the laboratory, where competence can be induced by high concentrations of divalent cations, Ca+2 or Mg+2, or electrical shock.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Andre was very keen about the role of divalent metals in phage multiplication and so was receptive to my belief that ions were decisively important for nucleic-acid structure.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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