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bivalent

 : 
Adjective, Noun
 : 
bi=va=lent

CIDE DICTIONARY

bivalenta. [L. bis twice + valens, p. pr. See Valence.].
     Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen; dyad.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bivalent, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 Chem. having a valency of two.
2 Biol. (of homologous chromosomes) associated in pairs.
--n. Biol. any pair of homologous chromosomes.

Derivative
bivalency n.
Etymology
BI- + valent- pres. part. stem formed as VALENCE(1)

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