univalent

[ yoo-nuh-vey-luhnt, yoo-niv-uh- ]

adjective

1. Chemistry. having a valence of one; monovalent.
2. Genetics. (of a chromosome) single; unpaired; not possessing or joining its homologous chromosome in synapsis.

univalent

/ juːˈnɪvələnt; ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt /

adjective

1. (of a chromosome during meiosis) not paired with its homologue
2. chem another word for monovalent

univalent

/ yo̅o̅′nĭ-vā′lənt /

1. Having a valence of 1.

Derived Forms

• ˌuniˈvalency, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of univalent¹

First recorded in 1865–70; uni- + -valent

Example Sentences

Similarly, Univalent Foundations is destined to remain a vibrant area of research.

From Nature

The system, which he named univalent foundations, was the main topic of study at the Institute for Advanced Study for a year, in 2012–13.

From Nature

Univalent Foundations provides the basis for a global mathematics repository and offers the first potentially viable alternative to set theory as a foundation for all of mathematics. 

From Nature

Formalizing Voevodsky’s work on motives in the Univalent Foundations would close the circle in a fitting way and fulfil one of his dreams.

From Nature

Though it’s known as Siwa today, prior to the fifthteenth century, it was called Ammonium--which probably sounds like a place filled with the univalent chemical ion NH4+ --and it sort of was.

From Scientific American