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    Valence

    Definitions

    1 | noun | (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate 2 | noun | (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)

    Pronunciation

    v'eyluhns (IPA: vˈeɪləns)

    Hyphenation

    va-lence (7 letters | 2 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1425 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (600 years ago)

    Word origins

    Latin | German

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    valences

    Synonym

    valency

    Narrower terms

    covalence | covalency

    Broader terms

    power | powerfulness

    Rhymes

    surveillance (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    cadence | faience | faïence | salience | silence | violence (total: 6)

    Anagram

    enclave

    Phrase

    valence electron

    Translations

    Japanese: | 数価 (common noun) | 原子価 (common noun)

    Other notable uses

    Valence (US population: 150 people, white: 88%)

    Valence (Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)

    Valence (France, 64483 people) | Valence (France, 5256 people) | Valence (France, 187 people) | Castelnau-Valence (France, 485 people) | Valence-d'Albigeois (France, 1285 people) | ... (total: 11)

    valence.net | valence.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    (none)

    Scrabble score

    12 (International English) | 12 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) 825-3623

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