univalent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: univalent	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
univalent adj used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis; "a univalent chromosome" Antonym(s): bivalent, double, multivalent having a valence of 1 Synonym(s): monovalent, univalent Antonym(s): multivalent, polyvalent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Univalent \Univ"alent\, a. [Uni- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.) Having a valence of one; capable of combining with, or of being substituted for, one atom of hydrogen; monovalent; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.