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DIVALENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a valence of two or having two valences
Synonyms:
bivalent; divalent
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Pertainym:
valence ((chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent))
Context examples:
Monomeric actin, a slow ATPase composed of a 375 amino acid polypeptide chain, interacts with one molecule of ATP or ADP and contains high affinity and low affinity binding sites for divalent cations.
(Actin, NCI Thesaurus)
The sulfate salt of barium, an alkaline, divalent metal.
(Barium sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
A radiolabeled divalent histamine-succinyl-glycine (HSG) hapten-peptide linked with the macrocyclic chelator 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (DOTA) to the radionuclide gallium (Ga) 68 with potential use in diagnostic imaging.
(Gallium Ga 68-labeled DOTA Di-HSG Peptide IMP-288, NCI Thesaurus)
A divalent F(ab)2 fragment of the monoclonal antibody (MoAb ) B6.2 directed against the tumor-associated glycoprotein (TAG-90) found on the surface of primary and metastatic human mammary tumors.. MoAb B6.2 F(ab)2 fragments are obtained through pepsin digestion.
(Monoclonal Antibody B6.2F(ab')2, NCI Thesaurus)
