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quantivalence

/kwɑnˈtɪvələns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quant-i-val-ence
IPA
/kwɑnˈtɪvələns/
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Equivalence measured quantitatively.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin quantus (“how much”) + English -i- (interfix inserted between morphemes of Latin origin for ease of pronunciation) + Latin valentia (“bodily strength; health; vigour”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to rule; powerful, strong”)) + -ence (suffix meaning ‘having the condition or state of’), coined by F. O. Ward who communicated it to the German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818–1892), leading him to coin the German word Quantivalenz from which valence is derived.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kwɑnˈtɪvələns/
  • British English: /kwɒnˈtɪvəl(ə)ns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

quantivalences (plural) quantivalency (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

bivalent quadrivalent quinquivalent serralant trivalent univalent

Synonyms

valence

Questions

How do you pronounce quantivalence?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwɑnˈtɪvələns/.
What does quantivalence mean?
Synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).
Where does quantivalence come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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