multivalent
英 [,mʌltɪ'veɪl(ə)nt]
美[mʌl'tɪvələnt]
- adj. [化学] 多价的；多原子价的；有多种意义的
英英释意
- 1. used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis
- 2. having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher
- 3. having many values, meanings, or appeals;
- "subtle, multivalent allegory"