'Polyvalent' definitions:
Definition of 'polyvalent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen; "a polyvalent vaccine" [ant: monovalent]
adjective
Having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher [syn: polyvalent, multivalent] [ant: monovalent, univalent]
Definition of 'Polyvalent'
From: GCIDE
- Polyvalent \Po*lyv"a*lent\, a. [Poly- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valent.] (Chem.) Multivalent. [1913 Webster]