univalent

English

Etymology

From uni- +‎ -valent.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt/, /juːˈnɪvələnt/

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Adjective

univalent (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 1, or having only one valence.

   Synonym: monovalent

2. (medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 1.
3. (genetics) Of, or relating to, a chromosome that is not paired with its homologous chromosome during synapsis.
4. (complex analysis, of a (holomorphic) function) (Holomorphic and) injective.

   Synonyms: schlicht, simple

Derived terms

• nonunivalent

Translations

having an atomic valence of 1

• Czech: jednomocný
• Polish: jednowartościowy
• Spanish: univalente
• Swedish: envärd, monovalent

Noun

univalent (plural univalents)

1. (genetics) Any univalent chromosome.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.ni.va.lɑ̃/

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Adjective

univalent (feminine univalente, masculine plural univalents, feminine plural univalentes)

1. univalent

Further reading

• “univalent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French univalent.

Adjective

univalent m or n (feminine singular univalentă, masculine plural univalenți, feminine/neuter plural univalente)

1. univalent

Declension

Declension of univalent

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	univalent		univalentă	univalenți	univalente
	definite	univalentul		univalenta	univalenții	univalentele
genitive- dative	indefinite	univalent		univalente	univalenți	univalente
	definite	univalentului		univalentei	univalenților	univalentelor