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Valency

noun
(pl. valencies)
1.
The phenomenon of forming chemical bonds.
2.
(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate.  Synonym: valence.
3.
(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent).  Synonym: valence.



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