trivalence

noun

tri·​valence

variants or trivalency

(ˈ)trī+

plural trivalences or trivalencies

: the quality or state of being trivalent

Word History

Etymology

trivalence International Scientific Vocabulary, from trivalent, after such pairs as English present : presence; trivalency from trivalent, after such pairs as English regent : regency; translation of German dreiwertigkeit

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