Meaning

6 senses
  1. Having more than one valency or having a valency greater than 3; polyvalent.

    having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher

  2. Having three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis.

    used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis

  3. Having more than one attachment site for an antibody or antigen.

  4. Able to bind to different parts of speech.

  5. Having many kinds of value.

    having many values, meanings, or appeals

  6. Having many meanings.

Forms

more multivalent, most multivalent
Comparativemore multivalent Lesson
Superlativemost multivalent Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • having many values, meanings, or appeals:multi-valued
  • having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher:polyvalent

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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