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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mul·ti·va·lent \\ˌməl-tē-ˈvā-lənt, -ˌtī-, especially in sense 3 ˌməl-ˈti-və-\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary DATE 1869 1. polyvalent 2. represented more than twice in the somatic chromosome number multivalent chromosomes 3. having many values, meanings, or appeals • multivalent noun Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mul·ti·va·lent I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at multi- +\ adjectiveEtymology: International Scientific Vocabulary multi- + valent 1. : polyvalent 2. : multiple — used of homologous chromosomes when more than two are present and associate in synapsis3. : having many values, meanings, or appeals < even in the field of the terminal values of form, a work of art is multivalent — George Boas > < as great and multivalent a poet — Ramon Guthrie > II. noun (-s) : one that is multivalent; especially : a multivalent chromosome group |
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