Crossword clues for trivalent
trivalent
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trivalent \Triv"a*lent\, a. [Pref. tri- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See Valence.] (Chem.) Having a valence of three; capable of being combined with, substituted for, or compared with, three atoms of hydrogen; -- said of triad atoms or radicals; thus, nitrogen is trivalent in ammonia.
Wiktionary
a. (context inorganic chemistry English) having a valence of 3 n. (context genetics English) Any trivalent chromosome.
WordNet
adj. having a valence of three
Usage examples of "trivalent".
Lee as to where he could obtain the CDC trivalent botulin antitoxin, stocks of which were kept at or near regional airports and Public Health Service Quarantine Stations all over the U.
The trivalent metalloid boron in the three composite bullets contained less metal than a tooth filling.
Among other things, the rules predicted that if a graph contained a loop consisting of three trivalent nodes alternating with three pentavalent ones, its most likely successors would share the same pattern, but it would be shifted to an adjoining set of nodes.
There was a brief conversation in which the consultant set out the sample requirements for the CDCspecifying that stool samples should be taken without the use of enema, and should be kept refrigerated but not frozenand informed Lee as to where he could obtain the CDC trivalent botulin antitoxin, stocks of which were kept at or near regional airports and Public Health Service Quarantine Stations all over the U.