0 used to refer to atoms or molecules that have a valency of three or more:
1 having or using a lot of different forms or features:
He emphasized the polyvalent character of the images in the art.
Their education is polyvalent rather than specialized.
Each polyvalent atom in a molecule does not necessarily act on the maximum number of other atoms.
The number of monovalent atoms which can enter into combination corresponds to the valency of the polyvalent atom.
The hydrogen atom oscillates between two polyvalent atoms linked together.
French engineers are more polyvalent than American engineers.
The worshippers are often polyvalent, commingling Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian worship.
Just as arabesque interacts with different media, traditions, and their respective techniques, it assumes an equally polyvalent personality in musical discourse.
They were (and are) polyvalent, malleable, open to multiple interpretations.
