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Meaning
Noun
●
In Chemistry:
The
combining
capacity
of an
atom
,
functional group
, or
radical
determined
by the number of
atom
s of
hydrogen
with which it will
unite
, or the number of
electrons
that it will
gain
,
lose
, or
share
when it
combines
with other
atom
s, etc.
●
In Chemistry:
The number of
binding
sites
of a
molecule
, such as an
antibody
or antigen.
●
In Linguistics:
The number of
arguments
that a
verb
can have, including its
subject
,
ranging
from
zero
to three or, less
commonly
, four.
●
In Psychology:
A
one-dimensional
value
assigned
by a person to an
object
,
situation
, or state, that can usually be positive (causing a
feeling
of
attraction
) or
negative
(repulsion).
●
In Sociology:
The value which a person
places
on something.
●
Alternative
spelling
of valance
Name
●
A
city
and
commune
, the
capital
of the Drôme
department
, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
region
, in
southeastern
France.
●
A
village
, a
commune
of the Charente
department
, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine
region
, in
southwestern
France.
●
A
town
, a
commune
of the Tarn-et-Garonne
department
, in the Occitanie
region
, in
southern
France.
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Synonyms
Atomicity
Quantivalence
Quantivalency
Valency
Valance
Value
Related
Arousal
Polarity
Intensity
Electron
Affect
Substituents
Resonance
Motivation
Excitation
Proton
Emotion
Coefficient
Nucleus
Emotionality
Electronegativity
Coupling
Extraversion
Spectra
Instrumentality
Dimension
Ion
Cation
Congruence
Negative
Attractiveness
Orbitals
Adjoint
Reward
Ions
Orbital
Atoms
Monopole
Neuroticism
Reactivity
Perception
Satisfaction
Electron Density
Atomic Orbitals
Unpaired Electrons
Dielectric Constant
Molecular Orbitals
Steric Hindrance
Intrinsic Motivation
Magnetic Permeability
Conduction Band
Oxidation State
Conduction Bands
Ground State
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