multivalent

[muhl-ti-vey-luhnt, muhl-tiv-uh-luhnt]

adjective

1. Chemistry.,  having a valence of three or higher.

2. Immunology.

   1. containing several kinds of antibody.

   2. pertaining to an antibody that contains many antigen-binding sites.

   3. pertaining to an antibody that has many determinants.

multivalent

/ ˌmʌltɪˈveɪlənt /

adjective

1. another word for polyvalent

multivalent

1. Polyvalent.

2. Relating to the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis.

Other Word Forms

• multivalence noun
• multivalency noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of multivalent¹

First recorded in 1870–75; multi- + -valent

Example Sentences

Built through a bottom-up molecular engineering strategy, they combine tightly controlled size with a defined number of surface ligands to create a multivalent platform with highly specific interactions at cellular receptors.

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Along with Ray Bradbury, Steven Spielberg and others, she was part of the inaugural advisory committee of the Science Fiction Experience, an early wing of the multivalent museum today known as MoPOP.

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“Unleashed” partakes in some of these themes and transformations, though their engine is a multivalent form of grief.

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“Bivalent and multivalent vaccines are very common, and modifying a vaccine to include different virus strains often does not require a change in other ingredients,” Dr. Califf wrote.

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“Bivalent and multivalent vaccines are very common, and modifying a vaccine to include different virus strains often does not require a change in other ingredients,” Dr. Califf said.

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