tervalent
[ tur-vey-luh nt ]
/ tɜrˈveɪ lənt /
adjective Chemistry.
possessing three different valences, as cobalt with valences 2, 3, and 4.
Origin of tervalent
1900–05;
ter- +
valent
OTHER WORDS FROM tervalent
ter·va·lence, ter·va·len·cy, nounWords nearby tervalent
tertiary structure,
tertiary syphilis,
tertium quid,
tertullian,
teruel,
tervalent,
terylene,
terza rima,
terzetto,
tes,
teschenite