multivalent

multivalent
/mul'ti vay"leuhnt, mul tiv"euh leuhnt/, adj.
1. Chem. having a valence of three or higher.
2. Immunol.
a. containing several kinds of antibody.
b. pertaining to an antibody that contains many antigen-binding sites.
c. pertaining to an antibody that has many determinants.
[1870-75; MULTI- + -VALENT]

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