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- A city and commune, the capital of the Drôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, in southeastern France.
- A village and commune in Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in southwestern France.
- A town and commune in Tarn-et-Garonne department, Occitanie, in southern France.
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valence
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/ˈveɪl(ə)ns/
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- The combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc. [from 1884]
- The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen.
- (countable, linguistics) The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less commonly, four.
- (uncountable, especially, psychology) A one-dimensional value assigned by a person to an object, situation, or state, that can usually be positive (causing a feeling of attraction) or negative (repulsion). [from early 20th c.]
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