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hypervalent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-va-lent
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a higher than normal valence.

Etymology

From hyper- + -valent.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more hypervalent (comparative) most hypervalent (superlative)

Phrases

hypervalent compound

Frequently Paired Words

hypervalency

Questions

What does hypervalent mean?
Having a higher than normal valence.
Where does hypervalent come from?
From hyper- + -valent.

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