polyvalent

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpɒlɪˈveɪlənt/, /pəˈlɪvələnt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pol′ē vā′lənt, pə liv′ə lənt)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•y•va•lent  (pol′ē vā′lənt, pə liv′ə lənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Chemistryhaving more than one valence.
  2. Immunology[Bacteriol.](of an immune serum) containing several antibodies, each capable of reacting with a specific antigen.
  • poly- + -valent 1880–85
pol′y•va′lence, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
polyvalent / ˌpɒlɪˈveɪlənt pəˈlɪvələnt/
  1. having more than one valency
  2. (of a vaccine) effective against several strains of the same disease-producing microorganism, antigen, or toxin
  3. produced from cultures containing several strains of the same microorganism
ˌpolyˈvalency
'polyvalent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alkyd - multivalent

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