TRIVALENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trivalent mean? 

• TRIVALENT (adjective)
  The adjective TRIVALENT has 1 sense:

1. having a valence of three

  Familiarity information: TRIVALENT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRIVALENT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a valence of three

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Pertainym:

valence ((chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent))

 Context examples 

The iron in iron isomaltoside 1000 is strongly bound to the carbohydrate particles; each particle contains a trivalent iron core and a carbohydrate shell of isomaltosides which protects and stabilizes the iron core.

(Iron Isomaltoside 1000, NCI Thesaurus)

Edetate, a heavy metal antagonist, chelates divalent and trivalent metals, forming soluble stable complexes which are readily excreted by the kidneys, thereby can be used to lower serum calcium concentrations.

(Edetate Disodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Ciclopirox exerts its action by binding to and chelating trivalent cations, such as Fe3+ and Al3+, thereby inhibiting the availability of essential co-factors for enzymes.

(Ciclopirox, NCI Thesaurus)

This polypeptide is comprised of the carboxy-terminal portions of fibrillar collagen, which are joined through trivalent crosslinks and released during the degradation of mature type I collagen by matrix metalloproteinases.

(C-Terminal Telopeptide Type I Collagen, NCI Thesaurus)

A trivalent cancer vaccine containing the ganglioside lactones GM2, GD2 and GD3 conjugated with the immunostimulant keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH), with potential antineoplastic activity.

(GM2/GD2/GD3 Lactone-KLH Conjugate Trivalent Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Not all populations are good candidates for LAIV; the very young, elderly, asthmatics and those with health impaired may be better treated with the trivalent inactivated vaccine that is administered intramuscularly.

(Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

The ionized form of lanthanum (trivalent ion) with phosphate binding property.

(Lanthanum Cation (3), NCI Thesaurus)

A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores.

(Gallium, NCI Thesaurus)

Although the exact mechanism of action of ciclopirox has yet to be fully elucidated, this agent is able to chelate trivalent cations, such as Fe3+, thereby inhibiting the availability of essential co-factors for enzymes.

(Ciclopirox Olamine Oral, NCI Thesaurus)

Although its mechanism of action is not well understood, ciclopirox may chelate trivalent cations, such as Fe3+ and Al3+, thereby inhibiting the availability of essential metal co-factors for enzymes, which may result in a loss of enzyme activities that are essential for cellular metabolism, organization of cell wall structure, and other crucial cell functions in a wide variety of fungal species.

(Ciclopirox Olamine Lotion, NCI Thesaurus)