See Also: Trivalent(medicine)
trivalent(dictionary)

trivalent (iou)



trivalent adjective & noun. M19.
[from TRI- + -VALENT.]
A. adjective.
Chemistry. Having a valency of three. M19.
Cytology. That is (part of) a trivalent. E20.
Immunology. Of a vaccine: giving immunity against three strains of an infective agent. M20.
b. noun. Cytology. A multivalent consisting of three chromosomes. E20.
trivalence,
trivalency nouns the quality of being trivalent L19.