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Meaning of
valence
in English
valence
us
//ˈveɪ.ləns//
uk
//ˈvaɪ.ləns//
#uncommon
Plural
valence
Definitions
Noun
molecular
binding
sites
;
chemical
reactivity
The
chemist
studied
the
valence
of
the
molecule
to
understand
its
reactivity
.
an
atom's
combining
capacity
(
with
hydrogen
,
electrons
)
The
valence
of
the
atom
determines
its
ability
to
form
bonds
with
other
elements
.
a
verb's
argument
capacity
(
in
linguistics
)
The
linguist
analyzed
the
valence
of
the
verb
to
identify
its
grammatical
structure
.
a
person's
assigned
value
(
positive
or
negative
)
The
politician's
valence
was
measured
by
their
popularity
among
voters
.
