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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

原子価

Pronunciation / Transliteration: genshika

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
valence/ˈveɪ.ləns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15420 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"炭素の原子価は通常4です。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The combining power of an element, especially as measured by the number of hydrogen atoms it can displace or combine with.

    "Carbon has a valence of four in most organic compounds."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late 19th century: from French valence, from medieval Latin valentia 'strength, capacity', from Latin valent- 'being strong', from the verb valere.

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