valence electron valence • valence formula · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · valence electron · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules. Synonyms: valence electron. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076