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adj
Having a valence of four.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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adj
Protecting against four different (usually influenza) viruses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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adj
Having all of its vertices of degree four.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
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noun
Any quadrivalent chromosome
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kwetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kwetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri- English -valent English quadrivalent From quadri- + -valent.
