monovalent
French, adjective/mɔ.nɔ.va.lɑ̃/
monovalent is a French adjective meaning “single-valued” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “À valeur unique ; à fonction, effet, ou forme unique”.
What does monovalent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
single-valued
- 2
univalent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. À valeur unique ; à fonction, effet, ou forme unique. 2. Se dit d’un élément chimique ou d’un radical ayant soit un électron supplémentaire (comme l’ion chlorure : Cl⁻), soit un électron en moins (comme l’ion sodium : Na⁺). 3. Désigne un verbe qui demande un seul actant, exprimé ou sous-entendu. 4. Qui comprend un seul sérotype de l’agent infectieux, en parlant d’un vaccin.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of monovalent
- monovalente feminine
- monovalents masculine plural
- monovalentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monovalent?
- /mɔ.nɔ.va.lɑ̃/
- \mɔ.no.va.lɑ̃\
- [mɔ.nɔ.va.lɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is monovalent in French?
monovalent appears about once in every 38 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).