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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bivalent

▶adjective

1 /ˈbɪv(ə)l(ə)nt/ Biology (of homologous chromosomes) associated in pairs.

2 /bʌɪˈveɪl(ə)nt/ Chemistry another term for divalent.

▶noun /ˈbɪv(ə)l(ə)nt/ Biology a pair of homologous chromosomes.

– origin C19: from bi- + L. valent-, valere ‘be strong’.

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