TERVALENT


Meaning of TERVALENT in English

— tervalence, tervalency , n.

/terr vay"leuhnt/ , adj. Chem.

1. trivalent.

2. possessing three different valences, as cobalt with valences 2, 3, and 4.

[ 1900-05; TER- + VALENT ]

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