Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun valency

3 senses of valency

Sense 1
valency -- (the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds)
       => chemical phenomenon -- (any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules))

Sense 2
valence, valency -- ((biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate)
       => power, powerfulness -- (possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade")

Sense 3
valence, valency -- ((chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent))
       => power, powerfulness -- (possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade")