valence
- Noun. (chemistry, obsolete) An extract; a preparation.
- Noun. (chemistry) The combining capacity of an atom, radical or functional group determined by the number of electrons that it will lose, gain, or share when it combines with other atoms etc.
- Noun. (chemistry) The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen.
- Noun. (linguistics) The number of arguments that a verb can have, including the subject of the verb in the counting, ranging from zero (for the likes of "It rains") to three (for the likes of "He gives her a flower").
- Noun. (psychology) A one-dimensional value assigned to an object, situation, or state, that can usually be positive or negative.
- Noun. (alternative spelling of, valance) .
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