monovalent
Americanadjective
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Chemistry. univalent.
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Immunology.
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containing only one kind of antibody.
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pertaining to an antibody fragment with one antigen-binding site.
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adjective
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Having a valence of 1; univalent.
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Containing antigens from a single strain of a microorganism or virus. Used of a vaccine or serum.
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They found that the monovalent vaccine increased their ability to produce mucosal antibodies against most of the tested variants, whereas the bivalent vaccine didn't provide a significant boost.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024
Tan said he agrees that a monovalent is best, in part because it's easier to produce and will be more accessible in countries of lower socioeconomic status.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2023
It has found that monovalent vaccines against Omicron perform somewhat better than those that include the ancestral strain.
From Science Magazine ● May 22, 2023
Likewise, FDA spokeswoman Abby Capobianco said that such claims tying the discontinuation of the monovalent shots to safety “are entirely false and without basis in fact.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2023
The adjective monovalent, divalent, trivalent, etc., is prefixed to an element to denote that the atom of this element combines with one, or two, or three, etc., atoms of hydrogen to form a compound molecule.
From Heroes of Science Chemists by M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison) Muir
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