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Univalent vs Organoheteryl - What's the difference?

univalent | organoheteryl |

As nouns the difference between univalent and organoheteryl

is that univalent is (genetics) any univalent chromosome while organoheteryl is (organic chemistry) any univalent radical, containing carbon, but which has its free valence at an atom other than carbon.

As an adjective univalent

is (chemistry) having a valence of 1, or having only one valence.

univalent

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (chemistry) Having a valence of 1, or having only one valence.
  • (genetics) Of, or relating to, a chromosome that is not paired with its homologous chromosome during synapsis.
  • (Holomorphic and) injective.

    • Synonyms

    * (chemistry) monovalent * (complex analysis) schlicht, simple

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) Any univalent chromosome.

    • organoheteryl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) any univalent radical, containing carbon, but which has its free valence at an atom other than carbon

    • See also

    * organyl