bivalent
English
Etymology
From bi- + -valent. Compare ambivalent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɪˈveɪlənt/, /ˈbɪvələnt/
Adjective
bivalent (comparative more bivalent, superlative most bivalent)
- (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry) Having a valence of 2; having two ligands
- (genetics) Of, or relating to a pair of homologous synapsed chromosomes that occur during meiosis.
- (of a vaccine) Protecting against two different viruses.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
having a valence of 2
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Noun
bivalent (plural bivalents)
- (genetics) Any bivalent chromosome.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi.va.lɑ̃/
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Adjective
bivalent (feminine bivalente, masculine plural bivalents, feminine plural bivalentes)
Related terms
Further reading
- “bivalent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
bivalent (strong nominative masculine singular bivalenter, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of bivalent (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist bivalent | sie ist bivalent | es ist bivalent | sie sind bivalent | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | bivalenter | bivalente | bivalentes | bivalente |
| genitive | bivalenten | bivalenter | bivalenten | bivalenter | |
| dative | bivalentem | bivalenter | bivalentem | bivalenten | |
| accusative | bivalenten | bivalente | bivalentes | bivalente | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der bivalente | die bivalente | das bivalente | die bivalenten |
| genitive | des bivalenten | der bivalenten | des bivalenten | der bivalenten | |
| dative | dem bivalenten | der bivalenten | dem bivalenten | den bivalenten | |
| accusative | den bivalenten | die bivalente | das bivalente | die bivalenten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein bivalenter | eine bivalente | ein bivalentes | (keine) bivalenten |
| genitive | eines bivalenten | einer bivalenten | eines bivalenten | (keiner) bivalenten | |
| dative | einem bivalenten | einer bivalenten | einem bivalenten | (keinen) bivalenten | |
| accusative | einen bivalenten | eine bivalente | ein bivalentes | (keine) bivalenten | |
Further reading
- “bivalent” in Duden online
- “bivalent”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French bivalent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi.vaˈlent/
Adjective
bivalent m or n (feminine singular bivalentă, masculine plural bivalenți, feminine/neuter plural bivalente)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | bivalent | bivalentă | bivalenți | bivalente | ||
| definite | bivalentul | bivalenta | bivalenții | bivalentele | |||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | bivalent | bivalente | bivalenți | bivalente | ||
| definite | bivalentului | bivalentei | bivalenților | bivalentelor | |||