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valence

Valence is a 7 letter word which starts with the letter V and ends with the letter E for which we found 1 definitions.

Definition
(n.) The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other monads as chlorine sodium etc.) with which it will combine or for which it can be substituted or with which it can be compared; thus an atom of hydrogen is a monad and has a valence of one; the atoms of oxygen nitrogen and carbon are respectively dyads triads and tetrads and have a valence respectively of two three and four.

Syllable Information

The word valence is a 7 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for valence is: va-lence


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