trivalent

From tri- +‎ -valent.

• IPA^(key): /traɪˈveɪlənt/

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trivalent (not comparable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) Having a valence of three.
2. (of a vaccine) Protecting against three different (usually flu) viruses.

trivalent (plural trivalents)

1. (genetics) Any trivalent chromosome

• IPA^(key): /tʁi.va.lɑ̃/

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trivalent (feminine trivalente, masculine plural trivalents, feminine plural trivalentes)

1. (inorganic chemistry) trivalent

• “trivalent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from French trivalent.

trivalent m or n (feminine singular trivalentă, masculine plural trivalenți, feminine and neuter plural trivalente)

1. trivalent