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Univalent vs Tribasic - What's the difference?

univalent | tribasic |

As adjectives the difference between univalent and tribasic

is that univalent is (chemistry) having a valence of 1, or having only one valence while tribasic is (chemistry|of an acid) containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms.

As a noun univalent

is (genetics) any univalent chromosome.

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.

    • tribasic

    English

    Adjective

  • (chemistry, of an acid) containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms
  • (chemistry, of a salt) having three atoms of a univalent metal