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monovalent

/mon-uh-vey-luhnt/US // ˌmɒn əˈveɪ lənt //UK // (ˌmɒnəʊˈveɪlənt) //

单价,单价值,单值

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Chemistry. univalent.
    • : Immunology. containing only one kind of antibody.pertaining to an antibody fragment with one antigen-binding site.

Examples

  • Other trials, to begin in the fall, will study a monovalent vaccine that has a gene only from the Zaire strain.

  • For the sake of simplicity we can assume that these ions are all monovalent.

  • It is not possible, therefore, that condensation can take place if the atoms remain monovalent.

  • Similarly, a trivalent atom, such as that of Nitrogen, can unite with three monovalent atoms.

  • Monovalent atoms are those which can, under no circumstances, unite with more than one other atom.

  • A tetravalent atom, such as that of Carbon, can combine with four monovalent atoms.