monovalencyn.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈveɪlənsi/, /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈveɪln̩si/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈveɪlənsi/ Science.
The property (now esp. that of an antigen or antibody) of being monovalent.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Monovalency, same as univalency.
1904 Science 10 June 897/1 He represents zero valency as an extremely evanescent and unstable case of monovalency.
1935 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 148 677 The trivalency of Al and the monovalency of K.
1968 New Scientist 21 Mar. 628/1 Even if such an extreme case did occur, the hydrogen would still exhibit monovalency, for then the true chemical bond with X would be severed.
1978 Biochemistry 17 4801 We have investigated the mechanism of monovalency of the 7S subunit of a mouse IgA myeloma protein..against a large antigen.
1993 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 268 13237 It retained its ability to bind to the same glycoprotein coated on a plastic plate, indicating the monovalency of this derivative.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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