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monovalent definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: containing only one kind of antibody [ant: polyvalent]
2: having a valence of 1 [syn: monovalent, univalent] [ant: multivalent, polyvalent]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1869 1. having a valence of one 2. having specific immunologic activity against a single antigen, microorganism, or disease <a monovalent vaccine>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. Chem. having a valency of one; univalent. Derivatives: monovalence n. monovalency n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Monovalent Mo*nov"a*lent, a. [Mono- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valence.] (Chem.) Having a valence of one; univalent. See Univalent.