What is (a) Having a valence greater than one, as silicon. (b) Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur called?
multivalent — (a) Having a valence greater than one, as silicon. (b) Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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