See Also: multivalve(medicine)
multivalve(dictionary)

multivalve (iou)



multivalve adjective & noun. M18.
[from MULTI- + VALVE noun.]
A. adjective.
Biology. Esp. of a shell or shelled animal: having several or many valves. M18.
Electronics. Having several or many thermionic valves. E20.
Of an internal-combustion engine: having more than two valves per cylinder, typically four (two inlet and two exhaust). L20.
b. noun. A multivalve shell; an animal having such a shell, as a chiton, an acorn-shell. M18.
multivalved,
multi'valvular adjectives = MULTIVALVE adjective 1 M18.