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Word: Valency
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from late Latin valentia ‘power, competence’, from valere ‘be well or strong’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈveɪlənsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the combining power of an element, especially as measured by the number of hydrogen atoms it can displace or combine with
Short Definition:combining power of element
Examples:- carbon always has a valency of 4
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