polyvalent
polyvalent adjective: multivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles.
Adjective
polyvalent (comparative more polyvalent, superlative most polyvalent)
- Multivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles.
- Having a high valence, especially more than three.
- Having multiple valencies.
- Containing antibodies to more than one kind of pathogen.
- Having several different syllabic or semantic meanings depending on the context.
- The approximately 1000 different cuneiform signs form a complex script system in which practically every symbol is polyvalent, i.e., having multiple phonemic and/or semantic realizations.2004, Jonathan Cohen et. al, “iClay: Digitizing Cuneiform”, in The 5th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
polyvalent meaning in Tamil
polyvalent in Tamil
- பல்லிணைத்திறன், பல்வேறு பிரிவுக் கிருமிகளுக்கு எதிரான
Forms of polyvalent
| comparative | more polyvalent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most polyvalent |
Origin of polyvalent
From poly- + -valent.
Words formed from polyvalent
Questions about polyvalent
- What does polyvalent mean?
- Polyvalent means multivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles.
- What is polyvalent in Tamil?
- Polyvalent in Tamil is பல்லிணைத்திறன், பல்வேறு பிரிவுக் கிருமிகளுக்கு எதிரான. See Polyvalent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is polyvalent?
- Polyvalent is an adjective.
Words near polyvalent in the dictionary
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