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multivalent

adjective more multivalent · most multivalent

Having more than one valency or having a valency greater than 3; polyvalent.
Having three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis.
Having more than one attachment site for an antibody or antigen.
Able to bind to different parts of speech. This procedure can be justified by considering the difficult word or compound as a separate part of a sentence of which the (verbal) adjective is the multivalent predicate, i.e. able to bind more than one part of speech.
Having many kinds of value.
Having many meanings.

noun multivalents

Any multivalent chromosome.

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@misc{multivalent_2026,
  title = {multivalent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/multivalent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}