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

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
Aeschylus