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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Valency  \Val"en*cy\,  n.;  pl  {Valencies}.  (Chem.) 
  a  See  {Valence}. 
  b  A  unit  of  combining  power;  a  so-called  bond  of  affinity. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  valency 
  n  1:  the  phenomenon  of  forming  chemical  bonds 
  2:  (biology)  a  relative  capacity  to  unite  or  react  or  interact 
  as  with  antigens  or  a  biological  substrate  [syn:  {valence}] 
  3:  (chemistry)  a  property  of  atoms  or  radicals;  their  combining 
  power  given  in  terms  of  the  number  of  hydrogen  atoms  (or 
  the  equivalent)  [syn:  {valence}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  valency 
 
  See  {degree}. 
 
 




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