单词 | tervalent |
释义 | > as lemmastervalent tervalent adj. Brit. , U.S. = trivalent adj. and n.ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > valency > [adjective] > having a valency of three triatomic1862 tribasic1862 ter-equivalent1866 trivalent1868 tervalent1869 triadic1882 1869 Eng. Mech. 12 Nov. 198/3 The elements are classified as..triatomic or tervalent, with three attractions, as nitrogen. 1903 Athenæum 3 Jan. 22/2 We wish that the translator had avoided the use of such hybrid words as monovalent, divalent, trivalent, tetravalent, and pentavalent when he had to hand the equally expressive and less mongrel words univalent, bivalent, tervalent, quadrivalent and quinquevalent. < as lemmas |
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