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Valence

valence

(Science: biochemistry) The number of binding sites on a molecule.

(Science: chemistry) A number which reflects an element's ability to combine with other elements

(Science: immunology) The number of antigen binding sites an antibody has, or the number of antigenic determinants an antigen has


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