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• n  (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
• n  (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)

• But to campaign consultants, they are "hot buttons," the so-called valence issues that help voters define a candidate's character and values.
• A Pew Research Center poll finds a continuing shift in the issue valence: even among white Evangelical Protestants, the war is described as very important by 66%, compared with 56 .
• Why the cultural valence? Oh, we could talk about the deceptive simplicity of Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson's melodies.

• valency

Quotes

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• John Ford in Los Angeles Times
  If foundational myths are a necessity, as Ford argued in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence," it is because the truth is too ugly to face.
• Philip Roth in New Statesman
  In his autobiography, The Facts, Roth describes Zuckerman as someone "whose existence was comparable to my own and yet registered a more powerful valence, a life more highly charged and entertaining than my own".
• Sebastien Chabal in Irish Independent
  I have contact with Racing-Metro in Paris, Toulon and Brive,Chabal said. "I will decide soon. I want three more years, through to the next World Cup. I don't want to leave Sale. It is for my family who are back home in Valence. I'm sad...