divalent

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divalent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Divalent \Div"a*lent\, a. [Pref. di- + L. valens, valentis, p.
     pr. See Valence.] (Chem.)
     Having two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf. Valence.
     [1913 Webster]

divalent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  divalent
      adj 1: having a valence of two or having two valences [syn:
             bivalent, divalent]