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quantivalence

Syllables: quant·i·val·enceUK/kwɒnˈtɪvəl(ə)ns/US/kwɑnˈtɪvələns/

quantivalence noun: synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).

Noun

quantivalence (countable and uncountable, plural quantivalences)

  1. (historical) Synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).
    Synonyms:
    valence
  2. (broadly, generally) Equivalence measured quantitatively.

quantivalence meaning in Tamil

quantivalence in Tamil

தனிம அணுவின் இணைதிற அளவு

Synonyms of quantivalence

Forms of quantivalence

pluralquantivalences
alternative formquantivalency

Origin of quantivalence

From Latin quantus (“how much”) + English -i- (interfix inserted between morphemes of Latin origin for ease of pronunciation) + Latin valentia (“bodily strength; health; vigour”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to rule; powerful, strong”)) + -ence (suffix meaning ‘having the condition or state of’), coined by F. O. Ward who communicated it to the German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818–1892), leading him to coin the German word Quantivalenz from which valence is derived.

Questions about quantivalence

What does quantivalence mean?
Quantivalence means synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).
What is quantivalence in Tamil?
Quantivalence in Tamil is தனிம அணுவின் இணைதிற அளவு. See Quantivalence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is quantivalence?
Quantivalence is a noun.
How do you pronounce quantivalence?
Quantivalence is pronounced /kwɒnˈtɪvəl(ə)ns/ (UK).
What is the plural of quantivalence?
The plural of quantivalence is quantivalences.

Words near quantivalence in the dictionary

  1. quantity of motion
  2. quantity surveyor
  3. quantity surveyors
  4. quantity theory of money
  5. quantitywise
  6. quantivalence
  7. quantivalences
  8. quantivalencies
  9. quantivalency
  10. quantivalent
  11. quantizability

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