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nonavalent

nonavalent adjective: having an atomic valence of 9.

Adjective

nonavalent (not comparable)

  1. Having an atomic valence of 9.
  2. Having a vaccine valence of 9.
    • The Merck nonavalent HPV vaccine that is currently being tested would be better than both of these, because it protects from infection from 9 HPV types but would still not impact on all HPV types.2015 April 2, Anna-Lise Williamson, Jane Grant-Kels, “The Interaction between Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Human Papillomaviruses in Heterosexuals in Africa”, in Journal of Clinical Medicine...

Origin of nonavalent

From nona- + -valent.

Questions about nonavalent

What does nonavalent mean?
Nonavalent means having an atomic valence of 9.
What part of speech is nonavalent?
Nonavalent is an adjective.

Words near nonavalent in the dictionary

  1. nonauxin
  2. nonauxotrophic
  3. nonavailabilities
  4. nonavailability
  5. nonavailable
  6. nonavalent
  7. nonaversive
  8. nonavian
  9. nonavians
  10. nonaviation
  11. nonavoidable

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