nounπShareAny univalent chromosome."During the cell division process of meiosis, if a pair of chromosomes fails to match up properly, the single, unpaired chromosome is called a univalent. "biologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareHaving an atomic valence of 1, or having only one valence."The student's understanding of the chemical element was strong; she knew that hydrogen is a univalent atom. "chemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareHaving a vaccine valence of 1."The doctor recommended a univalent influenza vaccine this year, meaning it only protects against one specific strain of the flu virus. "medicinevirusChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareOf, or relating to, a chromosome that is not paired with its homologous chromosome during synapsis."During meiosis, if a chromosome fails to find its pair, it exists as a univalent chromosome, unpaired and alone within the cell. "biologymedicineorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of a (holomorphic) function) (Holomorphic and) injective."Because the function f(x) = x + 2 maps each student's ID number to a unique seat in the classroom, we can say that f(x) is a univalent function in this particular context. "mathfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading