multivalent

adjective mul·ti·va·lent \ˌməl-tē-ˈvā-lənt, -ˌtī-, especially in sense 3 ˌməl-ˈti-və-\

Definition of MULTIVALENT

: represented more than twice in the somatic chromosome number <multivalent chromosomes>

: having many values, meanings, or appeals

— multivalent noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1869

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