The Collaborative International Dictionary
Monovalent \Mo*nov"a*lent\, a. [Mono- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valence.] (Chem.) Having a valence of one; univalent. See Univalent.
Wiktionary
a. (context chemistry English) univalent
WordNet
adj. containing only one kind of antibody [ant: polyvalent]
having a valence of 1 [syn: univalent] [ant: polyvalent]
Wikipedia
Monovalent may refer to:
- Monovalent ion, an atom, ion, or chemical group with a valence of one, which thus can form one covalent bond
- Monovalent vaccine, a vaccine directed at only one pathogen
- Monovalent antibody, an antibody with affinity for one epitope, antigen, or strain of microorganism
- Monovalent verb or Intransitive verb, a verb that takes no direct object and has only one argument
Usage examples of "monovalent".
That is, they valued this theory with a passionate commitment over rival values, when all values were supposed to be monovalent: they can't even justify their own stance (Sources of the self, p.
Each green was joined to a small, monovalent red-on the top side if the vertex was raised, on the bottom if it was lowered and four of them also sprouted short horizontal spikes, built from a blue and a red, pointing away from the ring.