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oligovalent

oligovalent adjective: greater than divalent and less than polyvalent.

Adjective

oligovalent (not comparable)

  1. Greater than divalent and less than polyvalent

Origin of oligovalent

From oligo- + valent.

Questions about oligovalent

What does oligovalent mean?
Oligovalent means greater than divalent and less than polyvalent.
What part of speech is oligovalent?
Oligovalent is an adjective.

Words near oligovalent in the dictionary

  1. oligouridylated
  2. oligouridylates
  3. oligouridylation
  4. oligouridylations
  5. oligovalence
  6. oligovalent
  7. oligovascular
  8. oligoviologen
  9. oligoviologens
  10. oligoxenous
  11. oligoxyloglucan

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