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
Playing with fire
Looking for valency
In old books and
Alchemy burns
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