trivalent
French, adjective/tʁi.va.lɑ̃/
trivalent is spelled T-R-I-V-A-L-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written French, the 142,934th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trivalent is a French adjective meaning “trivalent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Désigne un élément chimique qui accepte trois liaisons chimiques”.
What does trivalent mean in English?
adjective
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trivalent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Désigne un élément chimique qui accepte trois liaisons chimiques. 2. Qui considère trois valeurs de vérité. 3. Désigne un verbe qui demande trois actants, exprimés ou sous-entendus. 4. Qui comprend trois sérotypes de l’agent infectieux, en parlant d’un vaccin.
noun: 1. Substantif de l’adjectif : chromosome trivalent.
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 trivalent
- trivalente feminine
- trivalents masculine plural
- trivalentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trivalent?
- /tʁi.va.lɑ̃/
- \tʁi.va.lɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is trivalent in French?
trivalent appears about once in every 19 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).