polyvalent definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen; "a polyvalent vaccine" [ant: monovalent] 2: having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher [syn: polyvalent, multivalent] [ant: monovalent, univalent] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: International ... toward, or counteracting more than one toxin, microorganism, or antigen < polyvalent vaccines > • polyvalence noun Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. Chem. having a ... or several valencies. Derivatives: polyvalence n. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Polyvalent Po*lyv"a*lent, a. [Poly- + L. valens, p. pr ...
... valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher [syn: polyvalent, multivalent] [ant: monovalent, univalent] 3: having many values, meanings, or ... Webster's adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1869 1. polyvalent 2. represented more than twice in the somatic chromosome number ...
... 2005) adj 1: containing only one kind of antibody [ant: polyvalent] 2: having a valence of 1 [syn: monovalent, univalent] [ant: multivalent, polyvalent] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1869 ...