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The Clue
Element's degree of combining power (7 letter answer)
The Answer
VALENCE
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Notes
The answer VALENCE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
VALENCE as a noun:
1. (valence, valency) = (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
2. (valence, valency) = (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)