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decavalent

decavalent adjective: having a vaccine valence of 10.

Adjective

decavalent (not comparable)

  1. Having a vaccine valence of 10.
  2. Having an atomic valence of 10 (which is rarely found in nature but is theoretically possible).

Origin of decavalent

From deca- + -valent.

Questions about decavalent

What does decavalent mean?
Decavalent means having a vaccine valence of 10.
What part of speech is decavalent?
Decavalent is an adjective.

Words near decavalent in the dictionary

  1. decausativized
  2. decausativizes
  3. decausativizing
  4. Decauville
  5. Decauvilles
  6. decavalent
  7. decavanadate
  8. decavanadates
  9. decaversaries
  10. decaversary
  11. decavitation

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