polyvalent
/ˌpɑliˈveɪlənt/
adjective
- Having many different functions, forms, or uses; versatile.
- The actor is polyvalent, equally skilled in comedy and drama.
- This polyvalent tool can be used as a hammer, screwdriver, and wrench.
- Polyvalent vaccines protect against multiple strains of a virus.
- In chemistry, having a valence of more than two; able to combine with multiple atoms or groups.
- Chemists study polyvalent elements to understand their reactions.
- Polyvalent metals like iron can form compounds with different oxidation states.
- The polyvalent ion bonded with several other elements in the solution.
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