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tervalent definition

ter·va·lent (tər vā′lənt)

adjective

trivalent

Etymology: L ter, thrice (akin to tres, three) + -valent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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