Monovalence or Monovalent may refer to: *

Monovalent ion In chemistry, the valence (US spelling) or valency (British spelling) of an element is the measure of its combining capacity with other atoms when it forms chemical compounds or molecules. Description The combining capacity, or affinity of a ...

, an atom, ion, or chemical group with a valency of one, which thus can form one covalent bond * Monovalent vaccine, a vaccine directed at only one pathogen * Monovalent antibody, an antibody with affinity for one epitope, antigen, or strain of microorganism * Monovalent verb or

Intransitive verb In grammar, an intransitive verb is a verb whose context does not entail a direct object. That lack of transitivity distinguishes intransitive verbs from transitive verbs, which entail one or more objects. Additionally, intransitive verbs are ...

, a verb that takes no direct object and has only one argument

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