multivalent

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmʌltɪˈveɪlənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mul′ti vā′lənt, mul tiv′ə lənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mul•ti•va•lent  (mul′ti vā′lənt, mul tiv′ə lənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Chemistryhaving a valence of three or higher.
  2. Immunology
    • containing several kinds of antibody.
    • pertaining to an antibody that contains many antigen-binding sites.
    • pertaining to an antibody that has many determinants.
  • multi- + -valent 1870–75
mul′ti•va′lence, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
multivalent / ˌmʌltɪˈveɪlənt/
  1. another word for polyvalent
ˌmultiˈvalency, ˌmultiˈvalence
'multivalent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-valent

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