multivalent
mul·ti·va·lent
adj\ˌməl-tē-ˈvā-lənt, -ˌtī-, especially in sense 3 ˌməl-ˈti-və-\
Definition of MULTIVALENT
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: represented more than twice in the somatic chromosome number <multivalent chromosomes>
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: having many values, meanings, or appeals
— multivalent noun
Origin of MULTIVALENT
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First Known Use: 1869
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