Definition of polyvalency Polyvalency

We found 3 definitions of polyvalency from 2 different sources.

What does polyvalency mean?

Noun
polyvalency - (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two
		polyvalence, multivalence, multivalency
		state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
		chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
polyvalency - (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism
		polyvalence
		state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
		toxicology the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons