monovalent
[mon-uh-vey-luh nt]
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adjective
Chemistry. univalent.
Immunology.
- containing only one kind of antibody.
- pertaining to an antibody fragment with one antigen-binding site.
Origin of monovalent
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Other trials, to begin in the fall, will study a monovalent vaccine that has a gene only from the Zaire strain.
Historical Examples of monovalent
For the sake of simplicity we can assume that these ions are all monovalent.
Animal ProteinsHugh Garner Bennett
Cholesterine, ko-les′te-rin, n. a substance occurring abundantly in bile and biliary calculi, probably a monovalent alcohol.
Monovalent atoms are those which can, under no circumstances, unite with more than one other atom.
The Making of SpeciesDouglas Dewar
Similarly, a trivalent atom, such as that of Nitrogen, can unite with three monovalent atoms.
The Making of SpeciesDouglas Dewar
A tetravalent atom, such as that of Carbon, can combine with four monovalent atoms.
The Making of SpeciesDouglas Dewar
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