valency : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: valency	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for valency
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
valency n the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate Synonym(s): valence, valency (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) Synonym(s): valence, valency
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valency \Val"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Valencies}. (Chem.) (a) See {Valence}. (b) A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
valency See {degree}.