Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Having a valence of three.
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having a valence of three
(not comparable)Protecting against three different (usually flu) viruses.
Examples
1 sentencesBut the World Health Organization's Roland Sutter says that the triple, or 'trivalent' vaccine is, in effect, overkill.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
having a valence of three:
Origin
From tri- + -valent.From tri- + -valent.
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedvalence
Derivedtrivalently
See also
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