Synonyms & related words for trivalent

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of trivalent. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to trivalent

Explore words related to trivalent — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include tetravalent, quinquivalent, pentavalent, quadrivalent, quantivalence, monovalent, bivalent, monovalency. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does trivalent come from?

The word trivalent breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: tri-, from Latin tres (“three”); val, from Latin valere (“be strong”); and -ent, from Latin ens (“having”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.