multivalent
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Definition of multivalent
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Having more than one valency or having a valency greater than 3; polyvalent.
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adj
- Having more than one valency or having a valency greater than 3; polyvalent.
- Having three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis.
- Having more than one attachment site for an antibody or antigen.
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Able to bind to different parts of speech.
“This procedure can be justified by considering the difficult word or compound as a separate part of a sentence of which the (verbal) adjective is the multivalent predicate, i.e. able to bind more than one part of speech.”
“In general terms, each of the causative suffixes derives a multivalent verb having the meaning 'to cause/make to V', where V is a variable standing for the verbal action of the base.”
- Having many kinds of value.
- Having many meanings.
noun
- Any multivalent chromosome.
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Etymology
From multi- + -valent.
Words you can make from multivalent
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77 words- VALLUM 11 pts
- VELLUM 11 pts
- ALEVIN 9 pts
- ALVINE 9 pts
- ELUVIA 9 pts
- LEVANT 9 pts
- NATIVE 9 pts
- UNLIVE 9 pts
- UNVEIL 9 pts
- VALINE 9 pts
- VEINAL 9 pts
- VENIAL 9 pts
- VILLAE 9 pts
- VINEAL 9 pts
- VITTAE 9 pts
- VITTLE 9 pts
- ALLIUM 8 pts
- ALUMIN 8 pts
- ALUMNI 8 pts
- AMULET 8 pts
- ETAMIN 8 pts
- ILLUME 8 pts
- INMATE 8 pts
- LAMENT 8 pts
- LUMINA 8 pts
- MALINE 8 pts
- MALLEI 8 pts
- MALLET 8 pts
- MANITU 8 pts
- MANTEL 8 pts
- MANTLE 8 pts
- MATTIN 8 pts
- MENIAL 8 pts
- MENTAL 8 pts
- MILLET 8 pts
- MINUET 8 pts
- MINUTE 8 pts
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- ULTIMA 8 pts
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- ATTUNE 6 pts
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- ELUANT 6 pts
- ENTAIL 6 pts
- LATENT 6 pts
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- LINEAL 6 pts
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- LITTEN 6 pts
- LITTLE 6 pts
- LUNATE 6 pts
- LUTEAL 6 pts
- LUTEIN 6 pts
- NUTATE 6 pts
- NUTLET 6 pts
- TAILLE 6 pts
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- TALLIT 6 pts
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5-letter words
81 words- MAUVE 10 pts
- MAVEN 10 pts
- MAVIE 10 pts
- MAVIN 10 pts
- VELUM 10 pts
- VIMEN 10 pts
- ALIVE 8 pts
- ANVIL 8 pts
- LEVIN 8 pts
- LIVEN 8 pts
- NAEVI 8 pts
- NAIVE 8 pts
- NAVEL 8 pts
- NIVAL 8 pts
- UVEAL 8 pts
- VALET 8 pts
- VALUE 8 pts
- VAULT 8 pts
- VAUNT 8 pts
- VENAL 8 pts
- VILLA 8 pts
- VINAL 8 pts
- VITAE 8 pts
- VITAL 8 pts
- VITTA 8 pts
- AMENT 7 pts
- AMINE 7 pts
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- LIMAN 7 pts
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- MAILE 7 pts
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- MATIN 7 pts
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- MEANT 7 pts
- MENTA 7 pts
- METAL 7 pts
- MIAUL 7 pts
- MILLE 7 pts
- MINAE 7 pts
- MULIE 7 pts
- MULLA 7 pts
- ULEMA 7 pts
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- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ATILT 5 pts
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- ENTIA 5 pts
- ILEAL 5 pts
- INLET 5 pts
- INTEL 5 pts
- LATEN 5 pts
- LATTE 5 pts
- LEANT 5 pts
- LIANE 5 pts
- LUNET 5 pts
- LUTEA 5 pts
- TAINT 5 pts
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- TELIA 5 pts
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- TINEA 5 pts
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- TITLE 5 pts
- TUILE 5 pts
- TULLE 5 pts
- ULNAE 5 pts
- UNITE 5 pts
- UNLET 5 pts
- UNLIT 5 pts
- UNTIE 5 pts
- UNTIL 5 pts
- UTILE 5 pts
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