polyvalent — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Multivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles.

2. Having a high valence, especially more than three.

3. Having multiple valencies.

4. Containing antibodies to more than one kind of pathogen.

5. Having several different syllabic or semantic meanings depending on the context.

   Examples

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   The approximately 1000 different cuneiform signs form a complex script system in which practically every symbol is polyvalent, i.e., having multiple phonemic and/or semantic realizations.

Adjective

1. containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen

   Antonyms

   monovalent

   Examples

   a polyvalent vaccine

2. having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher

   Synonyms

   multivalent

   Antonyms

   monovalent