divalent

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/daɪˈveɪlənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dī vā′lənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•va•lent  (dī vā′lənt),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryhaving a valence of two, as the ferrous ion, Fe⁺⁺.
  • di-1 + -valent 1865–70
di•va′lence, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
divalent / daɪˈveɪlənt ˈdaɪˌveɪ-/
  1. having a valency of two
  2. having two valencies

Also: bivalent diˈvalency, diˈvalence
'divalent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
EDTA - alkaline earth - azo - barium - bivalent - cadmium - calcium - carbonate - chromate - chromous - cupric - diazo - diazoamino group - ethylene group - ferrate - ferro- - ferrous - garnet - imide - mercuric - mercurous - methylene - peroxide - stannous - sulphone - vanadous

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