Skip to content

univalent

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L341871 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt/ / /juːˈnɪvələnt/

adj

Etymology: From uni- + -valent.

  1. Having an atomic valence of 1, or having only one valence.
  2. Having a vaccine valence of 1.
  3. Of, or relating to, a chromosome that is not paired with its homologous chromosome during synapsis.
  4. (Holomorphic and) injective.

noun

Etymology: From uni- + -valent.

  1. Any univalent chromosome.