| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bi·va·lent |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b -v  l nt |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Chemistry Divalent. 2. Biology Consisting of a pair of homologous, synapsed chromosomes, as occurs during meiosis; double. | | NOUN: | Biology A pair of homologous, synapsed chromosomes associated together during meiosis. | | OTHER FORMS: | bi·valence, bi·valen·cy —NOUN
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