Monovalent

Monovalent may refer to:

• In chemistry, valence is a measure of the number of chemical bonds formed by the atoms of a given element. Monovalent is a synonym of univalent.
• Monovalent ions contain one valence electron.
• In immunology, antivenom can be classified as monovalent when effective against a single species' venom.
• In immunology, a monovalent vaccine contains vaccine components directed at only one pathogen. A multivalent vaccine (also known as polyvalent) combines several vaccines (such as the MMR vaccine).
• Monovalent antibody, having affinity for the same epitope, or for the same antigen (but potentially different epitopes on the molecule), or for the same strain of microorganism (but potentially different antigens on or in it).
• In philosophy, monovalence is a view of reality that claims existence is eternal.
• In grammar, a monovalent verb is a verb which takes only one argument, i.e., an intransitive verb.

See also

• Valence (disambiguation)
• Polyvalent
• Multivalent (disambiguation)
• Divalent