trivalent
/traɪˈveɪlənt/
adjective
- Having three different parts or forms, especially in a vaccine that protects against three different strains of a disease.
- Doctors recommend the trivalent vaccine for older adults this season.
- The trivalent flu shot protects against three different influenza viruses.
- The new trivalent formula targets the most common strains of the virus.
- In chemistry, having a valence of three; able to combine with three atoms of hydrogen or their equivalent.
- In this reaction, the trivalent metal forms a stable complex with three ligands.
- Aluminum is a trivalent element, often found in compounds like aluminum oxide.
- The chemist explained that trivalent ions carry a charge of +3.