Valency — synonyms, definition

1. valency (Noun)

1 synonym
valence
3 definitions

valency (Noun) — The phenomenon of forming chemical bonds.

valency (Noun) — (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate.

valency (Noun) — (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent).

3 types of
chemical phenomenon power powerfulness
2 types
covalence covalency
6 see also
bivalent double monovalent multivalent polyvalent univalent