Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Genetics Relating to or being a pair of homologous, side-by-side chromosomes, especially during meiosis; double.
- adjective Chemistry & Immunology Divalent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In cytology, having double as distinguished from single (univalent) chromosomes in the oöcytes and spermatocytes, as in one of the varieties of the roundworm of the horse (Ascaris megalocephala).
- In chem., applied to an element an atom of which can replace two atoms of hydrogen or other univalent element, or to a radical which has the same valence as a bivalent atom.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen; dyad.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective chemistry Having a
valence of2 . - adjective genetics Of, or relating to a
pair ofhomologous synapsed chromosomes that occur duringmeiosis . - noun genetics Any bivalent chromosome.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- adjective having a valence of two or having two valences
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is, in one of Sean's favorite expressions, a sport with a "bivalent" storyline, you know, where all the AM sports buffoons say stuff like "It's W's and L's, baby" and "horseshoes and hand grenades," etc.
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It is, in one of Sean's favorite expressions, a sport with a "bivalent" storyline, you know, where all the AM sports buffoons say stuff like "It's W's and L's, baby" and "horseshoes and hand grenades," etc.
through with buzz 2006
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Its bivalent, meaning it can run on either natural gas or gasoline, but it always starts in gasoline mode.
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Its bivalent, meaning it can run on either natural gas or gasoline, but it always starts in gasoline mode.
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Its bivalent, meaning it can run on either natural gas or gasoline, but it always starts in gasoline mode.
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Its bivalent, meaning it can run on either natural gas or gasoline, but it always starts in gasoline mode.
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The research, conducted by a team of scientists led by Giuseppe Testa, Director of the Stem Cell Epigenetics Programme at the Department of Experimental Oncology at IEO, focuses on a particular group of 'bivalent' genes that, during embryonic stem cell differentiation, are either activated or repressed, bestowing stem cells with a neuronal identity
innovations-report 2008
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Cervarix is bivalent, protecting against two strains of human papillomavirus HPV that can trigger cervical cancer, but Gardasil is quadrivalent, protecting against four.
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Majority rules is the normal and obvious way of resolving bivalent “yes or no” questions.
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In practical terms many of the identifiers that Bakker offers as more relevant identifiers of fantasy ( "the use of innocence (via characterization) as a foil to some apocalyptic threat, the valorization of archaic social interrelationships, the espousal of some bivalent morality, the compositional influence [of] Tolkien") are very much about accessibility in this sense.
The Aesthetics of Fat Hal Duncan 2007
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