English noun: polyvalency | |||
| 1. | polyvalency (state) (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two | ||
| Synonyms | multivalence, multivalency, polyvalence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | state | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
| 2. | polyvalency (state) (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism | ||
| Synonyms | polyvalence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | state | ||
| Domain category | toxicology | ||