BIVALENT


Meaning of BIVALENT in English

I. (ˌ)bī-ˈvā-lənt, ˈbī-və- adjective

Date: 1869

1. : divalent

2. : associated in pairs in synapsis

II. noun

Date: circa 1934

: a pair of synaptic chromosomes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.