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quadrivalent.

Having a valence of four.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt/

Having a valence of four.
not-comparable
Protecting against four different (usually influenza) viruses.
not-comparable
Having all of its vertices of degree four.
not-comparable

Where this word comes from

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.

noun/kwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt/

Any quadrivalent chromosome

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