valency


Definition: Meaning of, valency in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈveɪl(ə)nsi /

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valency valencies
  1. the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds
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  2. biology a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
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  3. or the equivalent chemistry a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms
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Pronunciation: ˈdʌb(ə)l rɪˈpleɪsm(ə)nt rɪˈakʃ(ə)n
Parts of Speech: noun
a chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound