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hypervalent

hypervalent

English

Adjective

hypervalent (comparative more hypervalent, superlative most hypervalent)

  1. (chemistry) having a higher than normal valence

Derived terms


French

Etymology

From hyper- + -valent

Adjective

hypervalent m (feminine singular hypervalente, masculine plural hypervalents, feminine plural hypervalentes)

  1. (chemistry) hypervalent