bivalent /bī-vāˈlənt or bivˈə-lənt/

1. Having a valency of two (chem)
2. Relating to one of a pair of homologous chromosomes (also noun)

bivalence or bivalency noun

• seconde
• seconded
• secondee
• secondees
• seconder
• seconders
• secondes
• second fiddle
• second five-eighth
• second fix
• second fixes
• second floor
• second-floor
• second floors
• second growth
• second growths
• second-guess
• second-guessed
• second-guesses
• second-guessing
• second hand
• second-hand
• second hands
• second home
• second homes