(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:32:50

Oc*tav"a*lent (?), a. [Octa- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valence.] Chem.

Having a valence of eight; capable of being combined with, exchanged for, or compared with, eight atoms of hydrogen; -- said of certain atoms or radicals.

 

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