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monovalent Definition

mono·va·lent (män′ō vā′lənt)

adjective

  1. designating an antibody, or antigen, that combines with only one specific antigen, or antibody
    1. having one valence
    2. having a valence of one

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monovalent Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • vaccine: Large cross-sectional time series have consistently found no evidence of MMR or live monovalent measles vaccine being associated with autism.
  • cation: This region, located on the extracellular side of the membrane, selects for K+ ions over the other monovalent cations.
  • ion: A formula is presented there for finding R* for a fixed well depth for monovalent ions.