divalent adj 1: having a valence of two or having two valences [syn: {bivalent}, {divalent}]
Divalent \Div"a*lent\, a. [Pref. di- + L. valens, valentis, p. pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.) Having two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf. {Valence}. [1913 Webster]