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univalent

[yoo-nuh-vey-luh nt, yoo-niv-uh-]
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adjective
  1. Chemistry. having a valence of one; monovalent.
  2. Genetics. (of a chromosome) single; unpaired; not possessing or joining its homologous chromosome in synapsis.
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Origin of univalent

First recorded in 1865–70; uni- + -valent
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Historical Examples

  • The elements of the group are univalent in their compounds with hydrogen and the metals.

    An Elementary Study of Chemistry

    William McPherson

  • Monoxide, mo-nok′sīd, n. an oxide containing a single oxygen atom in combination with two univalent atoms or one bivalent atom.

  • Diamond-shaped tetrad with spindle-fibers attached; a-a, probably halves of one univalent chromosome; b-b, halves of the other.

  • An atom with an extra corpuscle is a univalent negative ion, an atom with one corpuscle detached is a univalent positive ion.

  • Univalent hydrogen and divalent oxygen will then have the symbols H- and -O-.

British Dictionary definitions for univalent

univalent

adjective
  1. (of a chromosome during meiosis) not paired with its homologue
  2. chem another word for monovalent
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Derived Formsunivalency, noun
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univalent in Medicine

univalent

(yōō′nĭ-vā′lənt)
adj.
  1. Having valence 1.
  2. Having only one valence.
  3. Of or relating to a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis.
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n.
  1. A univalent chromosome.
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Related formsu′ni•va′lence null n.
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univalent in Science

univalent

[yōō′nĭ-vā′lənt]
  1. Having a valence of 1.
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