Definition of Bivalent

1. Adjective. Having a valence of two or having two valences.

Exact synonyms: Divalent
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Partainyms: Valence, Valence

2. Adjective. Used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis.
Exact synonyms: Double
Attributes: Valence, Valency
Category relationships: Genetic Science, Genetics
Antonyms: Multivalent, Univalent

Definition of Bivalent

1. a. Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen; dyad.

Definition of Bivalent

1. Adjective. (chemistry) Having a valence of 2. ¹

2. Adjective. (genetics) Of, or relating to a pair of homologous synapsed chromosomes that occur during meiosis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bivalent

1. a pair of chromosomes [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bivalent

1. Used of two homologous chromosomes when they are in synapsis during meiosis. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bivalent

bitzer
biuncinate
biundulant meningoencephalitis
biunique
biuniqueness
biuniquenesses
biuret
biuret reaction
biuret reagent
biuret test
biurets
bivalence
bivalences
bivalencies
bivalency
bivalent (current term)
bivalent antibody
bivalent chromosome
bivalent gas gangrene antitoxin
bivalently
bivalents
bivalued
bivalve
bivalve speculum
bivalved
bivalves
bivalvous
bivalvular
bivane
bivanes

Literary usage of Bivalent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. ... The Cell in Development and Inheritance by Edmund Beecher Wilson (1906)
"... the central spindle, asters, and centrosomes, and tu« contractile mantle-fibres attached to the rings (one of the latter dividing). • bivalent and ..."

2. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1910)
"SEPARATION OF THE bivalent FROM THE OTHER METALS OF THE AMMONIUM SULPHIDE GROUP. This separation is often designated as that of the ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1883)
"Metallic Compounds containing bivalent Hydrocarbon Radicals. Part III. By Professor SAKURAI, FCS By acting on ..."

4. A Study of Synapsis and Reduction by Ira Detrich Cardiff (1906)
"From the fact that in sections of close synaptic knots the threads still show their bivalent character, the identity of the individual threads probably is ..."

5. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1916)
"chromosomes at this stage is the fact that the bivalent ones can as a rule be readily distinguished from the univalents, and the loss of univalents can be ..."

6. The New Text-book of Chemistry: For Use in High Schools and Academies by Le Roy Clark Cooley (1881)
"THE bivalent NON-METALS. I. — OXYGEN. 71. Preparation. — Oxygen may be obtained by heating potassium chlorate. This is the best and usual method. ..."

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