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Monovalent

Definition: Monovalent

Monovalent

Adjective

1. (immunology) containing only one kind of antibody.

2. (chemistry) having a valence of 1.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Monovalent \Mo*nov"a*lent\, adjective. [Mono- Latin valens, p. pr. See Valence.]. (Websters 1913)


Specialty Definition: Monovalent

DomainDefinition

Mining

A. Having a valence of 1 b. Having one valence; e.g., calcium, which has only one valence of e.g., calcium, which has only one valence of. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Monovalent

Synonym: univalent (adj). (additional references)
Antonym: polyvalent (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Monovalent

English words defined with "monovalent": alkali metal, alkaline metalcyanide group, cyanide radical, cyano group, cyano radicalhydroxyl, hydroxyl group, hydroxyl radicalpropyl, propyl group, propyl radical. (references)
Specialty definitions using "monovalent": Cations, Monovalentmonovalent ionReceptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartatesulfydriltrioctahedral. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Monovalent

DomainTitle

Books

  • Monovalent Cations in Biological Systems (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Expression: Monovalent

Expression using "monovalent": monovalent ion. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Monovalent

Language Translations for "monovalent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Czech

  

jednomocný (univalent). (various references)

   

Danish

  

monovalent (monotherapy). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

eenwaardig. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

yksivalenssinen ioni (monovalent ion). (various references)

   

French

  

monovalent (monovalent term). (various references)

   

German

  

einwertig (univalent). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μονοσθενές, μονοσθενήσ (univalent). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

×—×" ערכי. (various references)

   

Italian

  

monovalente (monotherapy). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onovalentmay

   

Portuguese

  

monovalente. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

monovalente. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

envärd (univalent). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "Monovalent"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "monovalent" (pronounced mÄ'nuvā"lunt)
7-u v ā" l u n ttetravalent.
6-v ā" l u n tdivalent.
5-ā" l u n tassailant, inhalant.
4-l u n tambivalent, benevolent, coolant, equivalent, esculent, excellent, flatulent, fraudulent, gallant, indolent, insolent, jubilant, malevolent, nonviolent, opulent, petulant, prevalent, propellant, repellent, sealant, silent, somnolent, stimulant, succulent, talent, truculent, turbulent, vigilant, violent, virulent.
3-u n tabandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, errant, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, frequent, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, solvent, stagnant, statement, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, tumescent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, warrant, wonderment.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Monovalent

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-l-m-n-n-o-o-t-v"

-2 letters: nonmetal.

-3 letters: lomenta, montane, moonlet, nonmeat, omental, telamon, volante.

-4 letters: etalon, lament, levant, loment, mantel, mantle, melton, mental, molten, novena, omenta, tolane, vanmen, volant.

-5 letters: alone, ament, amole, anent, anole, atone, laevo, laten, leant, leman, lemon, lento, lovat, maven, meant, melon, menta, metal, molto, monte, moola, motel, navel, nomen, nonet, notal, novae, novel, oaten.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-l-m-n-n-o-o-t-v"
 

+5 letters: conventionalism, nongovernmental.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Monovalent


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 6F 6E 6F 76 61 6C 65 6E 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01101111 01101110 01101111 01110110 01100001 01101100 01100101 01101110 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#77 &#111 &#110 &#111 &#118 &#97 &#108 &#101 &#110 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 006F 006E 006F 0076 0061 006C 0065 006E 0074

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

47818081886778718086

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Expressions
6. Translations: Modern
7. Rhymes
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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