multivalent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: multivalent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for multivalent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
multivalent adj used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis Antonym(s): bivalent, double, univalent having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher Synonym(s): polyvalent, multivalent Antonym(s): monovalent, univalent having many values, meanings, or appeals; "subtle, multivalent allegory" Synonym(s): multivalent, multi-valued
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multivalent \Multiv"alent\, a. [Multi- + L. valens, p. pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.) (a) Having a valence greater than one, as silicon. (b) Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur.