polyvalent
Adjective
- containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen
- "a polyvalent vaccine"
- having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher
Adj
- Multivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles.
- Having a high valence, especially more than three.
- Having multiple valencies.
- Containing antibodies to more than one kind of pathogen.
- Having several different syllabic or semantic meanings depending on the context.
Origin / Etymology
From poly- + -valent.
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Scrabble Score: 18
polyvalent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpolyvalent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
polyvalent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
polyvalent: valid Words With Friends Word