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polyvalent (adj.)
1881, from
poly-
+
-valent
, from Latin
valentem
, present participle of
valere
"be worth" (see
valiant
). Coined by German chemist Emil Erlenmeyer (1825-1909), who also designed the flask that bears his name.
