Tuesday 1 October 2013

Valency



VALENCY

-noun
1. (chemistry) . a property of atoms or groups, equal to the number of atoms of hydrogen that the atom or group could combine with or displace in forming compounds
2. (linguistics) . the number of satellite noun phrases with which a verb combines 
3.  (immunology)
a. the number of antigen-binding sites on an antibody molecule
b. the number of antigen-binding sites with which an antigen can combine






















The art of a florist
A feral valency
Of greenery and dreams

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