| ADJECTIVE | all | multivalent | used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis |
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| all | multivalent, polyvalent | having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher | |
| all | multivalent, multi-valued | having many values, meanings, or appeals |
| Meaning | Used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis. | |
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| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Attribute of | valence, valency | (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate |
| Opposite | bivalent, double | Used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis |
| univalent | Used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis | |
| Spanish | multivalente | |
| Meaning | Having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher. | |
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| Synonym | polyvalent | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Attribute of | valence, valency | (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals |
| Opposite | monovalent, univalent | Having a valence of 1 |
| Spanish | multivalente, polivalente | |
| Nouns | multivalence, multivalency | (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two |
| Meaning | Having many values, meanings, or appeals. | |
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| Example | "subtle, multivalent allegory" | |
| Synonym | multi-valued | |
| Broader | ambiguous | Having more than one possible meaning / meaning |
| Catalan | polivalent | |
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