unibivalent

adjective

uni·​bi·​va·​lent

¦yünə+,

¦yünə¦bivələnt

: of, relating to, or being an electrolyte (as sodium carbonate Na₂CO₃) that dissociates into two univalent ions and one bivalent ion

Word History

Etymology

uni- + bivalent

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