Definition
In chemistry, the hidden or indirect chemical bonding capacity of an atom that isn't directly observable through normal valence rules.
Etymology
From Greek 'kryptos' (hidden) + 'valentia' (strength, capacity), coined in the 19th century to describe anomalous bonding behaviors that couldn't be explained by classical valence theory.
Kelly Says
This word captures a real mystery from chemistry's history—scientists noticed atoms sometimes behaved as if they had 'hidden' bonding abilities that contradicted their known valence, which led to revolutionary discoveries about electron sharing and coordinate bonding.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክርምቶስቶማ
kri-m-to-sto-ma
ARالعربية
قيمة سرية
qi-ma sirriyya
BNবাংলা
ক্রিপ্টোভ্যালেন্স
kript-o-va-len-sa
CACatalà
criptovalence
kri-pto-val-ens
CSČeština
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
DADansk
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
DEDeutsch
Cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
ELΕλληνικά
κρυπτοβαλεντία
kript-o-va-len-tia
ESEspañol
criptovalencia
kri-pto-va-len-sia
FISuomi
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
FRFrançais
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
GUGU
ક્રિપ્ટોસ્ટોમા
kri-pto-sto-ma
HAHA
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
HEעברית
ערך סודי
ar-cheh so-di
HIहिन्दी
क्रिप्टोवेलेंस
kript-o-ve-lens
HUMagyar
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
IDBahasa Indonesia
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
IGIG
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
ITItaliano
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
JA日本語
クリプトバレンス
kuriputo ba-ren-su
KKKK
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
KMKM
ក្រីប្តូស្តូម៉ា
kri-bt-o-sto-ma
KO한국어
크립토밸런스
keuripeuto ba-len-seu
MRMR
क्रिप्टोस्टोमा
kript-ost-oma
MSBahasa Melayu
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
MYမြန်မာ
ကြပ်တိုစတိုးမာ
kyat-to-sto-ma
NLNederlands
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
NONorsk
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਟੋਸਟੋਮਾ
kri-pto-sto-ma
PLPolski
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
PTPortuguês
criptovalência
kri-pto-va-len-sia
RORomână
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
RUРусский
криптовалентность
kript-ova-len-t-nost
SVSvenska
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
SWKiswahili
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
TAதமிழ்
கிரிப்டோவால்யன்ஸ்
kri-pto-va-len-su
TEతెలుగు
క్రిప్టోవాలెన్స్
kri-pto-va-len-su
THไทย
คริปโตวาลेंस
krip-to-wa-len-seu
TLTL
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
TRTürkçe
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
UKУкраїнська
криптовалентність
kript-ova-len-t-nist
URاردو
criptovalence
kri-pto-va-len-s
VITiếng Việt
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
YOYO
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans
ZUZU
cryptovalence
kroh-stoh-val-ans