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hypervalent

hypervalent adjective: having a higher than normal valence.

Adjective

hypervalent (comparative more hypervalent, superlative most hypervalent)

  1. Having a higher than normal valence.

Forms of hypervalent

comparativemore hypervalent
superlativemost hypervalent

Origin of hypervalent

From hyper- + -valent.

Words formed from hypervalent

Phrases with hypervalent

Questions about hypervalent

What does hypervalent mean?
Hypervalent means having a higher than normal valence.
What part of speech is hypervalent?
Hypervalent is an adjective.

Words near hypervalent in the dictionary

  1. hypervaccination
  2. hypervacuolated
  3. hypervacuolation
  4. hypervalencies
  5. hypervalency
  6. hypervalent
  7. hypervalent compound
  8. hypervalent compounds
  9. hypervalinaemia
  10. hypervalinemia
  11. hypervaluation

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