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noun

• An extract; a preparation, now especially one effective against a certain number of strains of a pathogen.

• The combining capacity of an atom, radical or functional group determined by the number of electrons that it will lose, gain, or share when it combines with other atoms etc.

• The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen.

• The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero (for the likes of "It rains") to three (for the likes of "He gives her a flower") or, less commonly, four.

  Example: The number of bonds that a verb has constitutes what we will call the valence of the verb.

• A one-dimensional value assigned to an object, situation, or state, that can usually be positive or negative.

  Example: anger and fear have negative valence

• Value.

noun

• A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.

• A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.

• (bedding) A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from the mattress to the floor.

• The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.