partial valency
Chemistry (now historical )
noun
A partially unsatisfied valency formerly attributed to some atoms in unsaturated compounds to account for the addition reactions of olefins and the stability of the benzene ring.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. After German Partialvalenz.
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