valent

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See also: -valent

English

Etymology

Back-formation from valence.

Pronunciation

Adjective

valent (comparative more valent, superlative most valent)

  1. (chemistry, linguistics) Having valence.

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan valent and its variants, from Latin valentem.

Pronunciation

Adjective

valent (feminine valenta, masculine plural valents, feminine plural valentes)

  1. valiant, brave, courageous
    1. de valent: (adverb) strongly

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Verb

valent

  1. gerund of valer
  2. gerund of valdre

French

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Verb

valent

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of valoir

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Latin

Verb

valent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of valeō

Piedmontese

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Adjective

valent

  1. valiant