-valent

a combining form with the meanings “having a valence” ( quadrivalent ), “having homologous chromosomes” ( univalent ), “having antibodies” ( multivalent ), of the number specified by the initial element.

-valent

/ ˈveɪlənt /

adjective

Origin of -valent¹

< Latin valent- (stem of valēns, present participle of valēre to be strong); equivalent

Origin of -valent¹

C19: from Latin valentia; see valency

“You have to let them tell you how they feel,” Thomas Valent, who runs the school with his wife, Holly, told the New York Times.

They burned down my home, killed my dogs, my cat, my rabbit, blew up my 1966 Plymouth Valent.

Le but du Mercure a t de permettre ceux qui en valent la peine d'crire franchement ce qu'il pense—seul plaisir d'un crivain.

Venena magnum fas nefasque non valent Convertere humanam vicem.

Et minim vires frangere quassa valent—A very small degree of force will suffice to break a vessel that is already cracked.

Les choses valent toujours mieux dans leur source—Things are always best at their source.

Minim vires frangere quassa valent—Very little avails to break a bruised thing.

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