multivalent

adjective

mul·ti·va·lent | \ ˌməl-tē-ˈvā-lənt

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, especially in sense 3 ˌməl-ˈti-və-

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Definition of multivalent

1 : polyvalent

2 : represented more than twice in the somatic chromosome number multivalent chromosomes

3 : having many values, meanings, or appeals

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Recent Examples on the Web Moderna also said that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) would conduct a Phase 1 clinical trial to study both the monovalent and multivalent versions of mRNA-1273 vaccines. — Chris Smith, BGR, "Moderna just started trialling a modified version of its coronavirus vaccine," 12 Mar. 2021 Moderna hasn’t specified when a study would begin for the multivalent candidate. — Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, "Covid-19 Vaccines Targeting Multiple Strains Are in the Works," 10 Mar. 2021 The final 20 will get 50 µg of a multivalent booster candidate. — Chris Smith, BGR, "Moderna just started trialling a modified version of its coronavirus vaccine," 12 Mar. 2021 Testing multivalent vaccine candidates in people hasn’t started yet. — Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, "Covid-19 Vaccines Targeting Multiple Strains Are in the Works," 10 Mar. 2021 If new variants circulate alongside older strains, multivalent vaccines, effective against several lineages, might even be needed. — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, "New coronavirus variants could cause more reinfections, require updated vaccines," 15 Jan. 2021 For a certain section of the British population, namely white-collar office workers in London and the other major urban centers, the sandwich chain Pret a Manger has an immense, multivalent significance. — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, "The Future of the Office Lunch," 28 Sep. 2020 The reality is that the Joker already had a multivalent political identity, long before this new movie was conceived. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "Is Joker Just a Movie?," 5 Sep. 2019 It’s more accurate to see them as manifestations of a lifetime’s voracious, multivalent reading and looking—inventive mental collages or marvelous pastiches of unimaginably wide-ranging sources. — Karen Wilkin, WSJ, "‘Born to Be Posthumous’ Review: Peculiar, Cynical, Ironic & Witty," 21 Dec. 2018

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multivalent

adjective

mul·ti·va·lent | \ ˌməl-ti-ˈvā-lənt

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Medical Definition of multivalent

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : polyvalent

2 : represented more than twice in the somatic chromosome number multivalent chromosomes

multivalent

noun

Medical Definition of multivalent (Entry 2 of 2)

: a multivalent group of chromosomes

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