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Quadrivalent
Quad-riv′a-lent
,Adj.
(Chem.)
Having a valence of four; capable of combining with, being replaced by, or compared with, four monad atoms; tetravalent; – said of certain atoms and radicals;
thus, carbon and silicon are
. quadrivalent
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quadrivalent
quadrivalent
English
Adjective
quadrivalent (not comparable)
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Noun
quadrivalent (plural quadrivalents)
- (genetics) Any quadrivalent chromosome
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Etymology
Adjective
quadrivalent m (feminine singular quadrivalente, masculine plural quadrivalents, feminine plural quadrivalentes)
- quadrivalent (all senses)