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octavalent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-tava-lent
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an atomic valence of 8.

adj

Having a vaccine valence of 8.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ) Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) English octa- English valent English octavalent From octa- + valent.

Questions

What does octavalent mean?
Having an atomic valence of 8.
Where does octavalent come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ) Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) English octa- English valent English octavalent From octa- + valent.

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