Found 2 items, similar to Valency.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: valency valency n 1: the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds 2: (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate [syn: valence] 3: (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) [syn: valence]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Valency Valency \Val"en*cy\, n.; pl. Valencies. (Chem.) (a) See Valence. (b) A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity. [1913 Webster]