Divalent \Div"a*lent\, a. [Pref. di- + L. valens, valentis, p.
pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.)
Having two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf. {Valence}.
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divalent
adj : having a valence of two or having two valences [syn: {bivalent}]