Associations to the word «Valency»

Wiktionary

VALENCY, noun. (graph theory) The number of edges connected to a vertex in a graph
VALENCY, noun. (chemistry) valence
VALENCY, noun. (linguistics) The capacity of a verb to take a specific number of arguments

Dictionary definition

VALENCY, noun. The phenomenon of forming chemical bonds.
VALENCY, noun. (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate.
VALENCY, noun. (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent).

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King