valency

noun

Same as valence, 1.

noun

A single unit of combining capacity. Thus, carbon is said to have four valencies.

noun

See valence.

noun

A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity.

noun

The number of edges connected to a vertex in a graph

noun

valence

noun

The capacity of a verb to take a specific number of arguments

noun

the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds

noun

(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate