valence
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When we talk about something in economic terms, it really doesn’t have much moral valence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
Dahlia Lithwick: I would love for you to talk about religion, because there’s such a strong religious valence to so much of this much.
From Slate ● May 8, 2024
To avoid this moral valence affecting her enjoyment of a meal, Marcille is often left out of discussions on what will be on the menu in a given episode.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2024
Some of these defects, including the NV center, can host what are known as electronic spins, which originate from the valence electrons around the site of the defect.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2024
Egged on by scheming courtiers and generals, relations between Atawallpa and Washkar spent several years swinging through the emotional valence from concealed suspicion to overt hostility.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Spirituality takes on previously unconsidered valences in the canvases of Wally Hedrick and Carlos Villa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
That language also has multiple valences and meanings.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2024
The emotional valences are thus much more complicated this time around, and to accommodate the complexities, the picture is close to three hours long, the longest of the series by far.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
In this sense, Mitchell’s and Minnelli’s appearances carried slightly different emotional valences.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
Many elements are able to exert different valences under differing circumstances.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
Vocabulary lists containing valence
Chemistry - High School
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Chemistry - Middle School
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