trivalent
Americanadjective
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Chemistry. having a valence of three.
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Immunology. having three binding sites, as certain antigens.
adjective
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having a valency of three
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having three valencies
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Etymology
Origin of trivalent
1865–70; tri- + -valent ( def. )
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Divalent chromium has the same number of unpaired electrons as trivalent manganese, the chromophore responsible for the intense color of YInMn blue, which Subramanian's team discovered 15 years ago.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024
Hexavalent chromium, for example, is a potent carcinogen that has no safe amount of exposure while trivalent chromium is considered much less toxic.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2023
To my knowledge, there is no trivalent vaccine.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023
Quad is associated with about the same array of side effects as the older trivalent vaccine.
From Slate • Oct. 4, 2021
Write the general formula of an alum, representing an atom of an alkali metal by X and an atom of a trivalent metal by Y. 6.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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