Definitions for bivalent

bivalent bi·va·lent

Spelling: [bahy-vey-luh nt, biv-uh-]
IPA: /baɪˈveɪ lənt, ˈbɪv ə-/

Bivalent is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 370 anagrams from letters in bivalent (abeilntv).

Definitions for bivalent

noun

  1. Genetics. a pair of bivalent chromosomes, especially when pairing during meiosis.

adjective

  1. Chemistry. having a valence of two. having two valences, as aluminum with valences of two and three.
  2. Genetics. pertaining to associations of two homologous chromosomes.

Origin of bivalent

First recorded in 1865-70; bi-1 + -valent

Examples for bivalent

For the chromosomes of the heterotype mitosis arise by the looping round, not opening out, of the bivalent chromosomes.

Ionium expels an alpha particle and becomes radium, which is a bivalent element resembling barium belonging to the second group.

The presence of bivalent cations, especially Ca, also favours the agglutination.

The connection of the element x with the spireme up to the stage where the spireme segments to form the bivalent chromosomes.

The antagonistic efficiency of the bivalent cations other than Ca was, however, smaller than that of Ca.

Figure 145 is a prophase showing the bivalent chromosomes still connected by linin fibers.

bivalent chromosomes, with longitudinal split; small chromosome shown at s.

Monoxide, mo-nok′sīd, n. an oxide containing a single oxygen atom in combination with two univalent atoms or one bivalent atom.

In Tenebrio molitor, the unequal pair behaved in every respect like the other bivalent chromosomes.

Word Value for bivalent
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13

Words with friends

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