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divalent

UK/daɪˈveɪlənt/

divalent adjective: having an atomic valence of 2.

Adjective

divalent (not comparable)

  1. Having an atomic valence of 2.
  2. Having a vaccine valence of 2.

Noun

divalent (plural divalents)

  1. Any divalent substance.

divalent meaning in Tamil and Bengali

divalent in Tamil

இருவலுவுள்ள

divalent in Bengali

২ পারমাণবিক যোজ্যতা বিশিষ্ট, ২ যোজ্যতা বিশিষ্ট টিকা, যেকোনো দ্বিযোজী পদার্থ

Forms of divalent

pluraldivalents

Origin of divalent

From di- + valent. Compare ambivalent.

Words formed from divalent

Questions about divalent

What does divalent mean?
Divalent means having an atomic valence of 2.
What is divalent in Tamil?
Divalent in Tamil is இருவலுவுள்ள. See Divalent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is divalent?
Divalent can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce divalent?
Divalent is pronounced /daɪˈveɪlənt/ (UK).

Words near divalent in the dictionary

  1. divaism
  2. Divakar
  3. divalence
  4. divalencies
  5. divalency
  6. divalent
  7. divalently
  8. divalents
  9. Divali
  10. Divalia
  11. divalike

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Adapted from Wiktionary: divalent (page history and authors); divalent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); divalent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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