Antonyms of adj bivalent
1 of 2 senses of bivalent
Sense 2
bivalent (vs. multivalent) (vs. univalent), double -- (used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis)
multivalent (vs. univalent) (vs. bivalent) -- (used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis)
univalent (vs. bivalent) (vs. multivalent) -- (used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis; "a univalent chromosome")
Similarity of adj bivalent
2 senses of bivalent
Sense 1
bivalent, divalent -- (having a valence of two or having two valences)
Sense 2
bivalent (vs. multivalent) (vs. univalent), double -- (used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis)