valencynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈveɪ.lən.si/us/ˈveɪ.lən.si/also valence, specializeda measurement that shows the number of hydrogen atoms that can combine with one atom of a particular chemical element to make a compound, used to describe how easily an element can connect in a chemical way with others:
Zinc has a valency of 2.
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