valency
  原子價
  va·len·cy /ˈvelənsɪ/ 名詞
  價,效價,原子價
  Val·en·cy n.; pl. Valencies  Chem. (a) See Valence. (b) A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity.
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  valency
       n 1: the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds
       2: (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact
          as with antigens or a biological substrate [syn: valence]
       3: (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining
          power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or
          the equivalent) [syn: valence]