univalent

[yoo-nuh-vey-luhnt, yoo-niv-uh-]

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.

univalent

/ juːˈnɪvələnt, ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt /

adjective

1. (of a chromosome during meiosis) not paired with its homologue

2. chem another word for monovalent

univalent

1. Having a valence of 1.

Other Word Forms

• univalency noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of univalent¹

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

Example Sentences

The system, which he named univalent foundations, was the main topic of study at the Institute for Advanced Study for a year, in 2012–13.

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Though it’s known as Siwa today, prior to the fifthteenth century, it was called Ammonium--which probably sounds like a place filled with the univalent chemical ion NH4+ --and it sort of was.

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“You are provided with added diversity, which is preparation for unexpected changes. It may give you some adaptability that a stagnant, univalent genome would not.”

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Me, I was always just Hazel, univalent Hazel.

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

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