(graph theory) The number of edges connected to a vertex in a graph. / (especially chemistry) Valence. / (linguistics) The capacity of a verb to take a specific number of arguments.

(chemistry, medicine, obsolete) An extract; a preparation, now especially one effective against a certain number of strains of a pathogen.

Alternative spelling of valance

plural of valence

plural of valency

A city and commune, the capital of the Drôme department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in southeastern France.

(psychology) Having a (often specified type of) value

(physics) The highest range of electron energies in an insulator or semiconductor that can be populated; it corresponds to the valence electrons of the constituent atoms

(chemistry) in a coordination compound, the number of ions or molecules that are coordinated to the central metal ion; its coordination number

(chemistry) in a coordination compound, the number of negative ions needed to satisfy the charge on the central metal ion