Synonyms & related words for tervalent

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Words related to tervalent

Explore words related to tervalent — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sexivalent, sexvalent, divalence, mercaptide, carbylamine, univalence, trivalence, phenoxide. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does tervalent come from?

The word tervalent breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: ter-, from Latin ter (“three times”); val, from Latin valere (“to be strong, have worth”); and -ent, from Latin ens (“forming adjective”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.