multivalent
/,məltə'veɪlənt/
adjective
11 letters4 syllables16 points in Scrabble®22 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
Having many values, meanings, or appeals.
“subtle, multivalent allegory”
2
Having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher.
3
Used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis.
WORD FORMS
Related formmultivalence
Related formmultivalency
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®22 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinultivalentmay
Starts & ends withM … T
Syllablesmul · ti · va · lent
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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