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1. (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
   - valency
    
2. (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
   - valency

Derived forms: valences

See also: bivalent, divalent, double, monovalent, multivalent, pentavalent, polyvalent, tetravalent, trivalent, univalent

Type of: power, powerfulness

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