(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:10:34

Div"a*lent (?), a. [Pref. di- + L. valens, valentis, p. pr. See Valence.] Chem.

Having two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf. Valence.

 

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