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hexavalent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From hexa- + -valent. Piecewise doublet of sexavalent.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Having an atomic valence of 6.
  2. (not-comparable) Having a vaccine valence of 6.
    • Babies born from the 1 August will be offered the new “hexavalent” jab at the age of eight, 12 and 16 weeks. 2017 July 9, Ian Sample, “Hepatitis B jab to be added to immunisations of babies born in UK”, in The Guardian:

Synonyms

sexavalent · sexivalent

Translations (2)

ja 六価 (having an atomic valence of 6) · cs šestimocný (having an atomic valence of 6)