valence

<biochemistry> The number of binding sites on a molecule.

<chemistry> A number which reflects an element's ability to combine with other elements

<immunology> The number of antigen binding sites an antibody has, or the number of antigenic determinants an antigen has

(09 Oct 1997)


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