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Etymology
From L. valentia.

The etymology of the word "valence" is from 1425, meaning "extract, preparation," from Latin valentia "strength, capacity," and the chemical meaning referring to the "combining power of an element" is recorded from 1884, from German Valenz.<ref>Valence - Online Etymology Dictionary.</ref>

Pronunciation 1
IPA|/�veɪl�ns/

Noun
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en-noun|valencies|pl2=valences

1. linguistics The number of arguments that a verb can have (e.g. intransitive verbs only have one, transitive verbs have two, etc).
2. chemistry The combining capacity of an atom, radical or functional group determined by the number of electrons that it will lose, gain, or share when it combines with other atoms etc
3. chemistry The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen
4. psychology A one-dimensional value assigned to an object, situation, or state, that can usually be positive or negative

Synonyms
(in chemistry): valency

Derived terms
top2
univalent
divalent
trivalent
tetravalent
pentavalent
polyvalent
mid2
hexavalent
octavalent
primary valence
secondary valence
polyvalence
polyvalency

Translations

French: #French|valence f
Portuguese: valência f
mid
Swedish: valens c

Pronunciation 2
IPA|/�væl�ns/

Noun
en-noun|valencies|pl2=valences

1. The fringes on a blanket.

French

Etymology
From L. valentia, German -valenz

Noun
fr-noun|f

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