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trivalent
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trivalent Chem
1. having a valency of three
2. having three valencies


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Most mammals metabolize iAs by reducing it to trivalency, followed by oxidative methylation to pentavalency.
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] Briefly, the metabolic process is carried out in two processes: a) the reactions of reduction that convert the pentavalent species to trivalency, and b) reactions of oxidative methylations where iAs is converted to mono-, di-, and trimethyl arsenic forms (MAs, DMAs, and TMAsO, respectively).
 
 
 
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