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What is the noun for valence?

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valence
  1. (chemistry) An extract; a preparation, now especially one effective against a certain number of strains of a pathogen.
  2. (chemistry) The combining capacity of an atom, radical or functional group determined by the number of electrons that it will lose, gain, or share when it combines with other atoms etc. [from 1884]
  3. (chemistry) The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen.
  4. (linguistics) The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero (for the likes of "It rains") to three (for the likes of "He gives her a flower").
  5. (psychology) A one-dimensional value assigned to an object, situation, or state, that can usually be positive or negative. [from 1935]
  6. (sociology) Value.
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  8. Examples:
    1. “It is the valence of the lipid, not the membrane-bound peptide, that is the more important factor for lateral electrostatic sequestration.”
      “The potential energy surface in the active site was generated using the approximate valence bond method.”
      “To obtain filled valence shells on the atoms of nitrogen molecules, it is necessary to share three pairs of electrons, forming a triple bond.”
valency
  1. (graph theory) The number of edges connected to a vertex in a graph
  2. (chemistry) valence
  3. (linguistics) The capacity of a verb to take a specific number of arguments
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  5. Examples:
    1. “It is well-known that aggregation can be induced by changes in pH, the salt concentration, valency of ions, or the polarity of the solvent.”
      “In the preceding example the aluminum has a valency of three and the chlorine has a valency of one.”
      “Iron has the property of readily passing from one valency condition to the other, as connects iron with the rhythmic breathing process.”
valence
  1. Alternative spelling of valance
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  3. Examples:
    1. “It is the valence of the lipid, not the membrane-bound peptide, that is the more important factor for lateral electrostatic sequestration.”
      “The potential energy surface in the active site was generated using the approximate valence bond method.”
      “To obtain filled valence shells on the atoms of nitrogen molecules, it is necessary to share three pairs of electrons, forming a triple bond.”
valences
  1. plural of valence
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  3. Examples:
    1. “One rather unsuccessful idea which he embarked on quite late in his career was to apply invariant theory to chemical valences.”
      “The two valences of withheld history and sexual repression intersect in the confession scene.”
      “However, amidst tension, rupture, indifference and subtle presence, all sorts of balances and valences may take place.”
valencies
  1. plural of valency
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  3. Examples:
    1. “More than an association between wine-growers, it is an association between wines which comprise valencies of a tourist and cultural nature.”
      “The package labelling indicates the valencies of the individual DIP switches for setting the station address.”
      “The correlation is said to be inverse if an increase in one of the two valencies is accompanied by a decrease in the other, and vice versa.”
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