'Valency' definitions:

Definition of 'valency'

(from WordNet)
noun
The phenomenon of forming chemical bonds
noun
(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate [syn: valence, valency]
noun
(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) [syn: valence, valency]

Definition of 'Valency'

From: GCIDE
  • Valency \Val"en*cy\, n.; pl. Valencies. (Chem.) (a) See Valence. (b) A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity. [1913 Webster]

Words containing 'Valency'