| 释义 |
uni·va·lent
I. \|yünə|vālənt, yüˈnivələnt\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary uni- + valent
: having a valence of one: as
a. : capable usually of combining with only one atom of another element
< the hydrogen atom … is taken to be univalent — N.N.Greenwood >
b. of a chromosome : lacking a synaptic mate : single
c. of an antibody : capable of agglutinating or precipitating but not both : having only one combining group
II. noun
: a univalent chromosome |