"quadrivalent" meaning in English

See quadrivalent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt/
Etymology: From quadri- + -valent. Etymology templates: {{af|en|quadri-|-valent}} quadri- + -valent Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} quadrivalent (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry) Having a valence of four Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-quadrivalent-en-adj-qQbMnlK3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with quadri-, English terms suffixed with -valent, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 28 19 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with quadri-: 22 28 20 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -valent: 34 22 15 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 31 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 26 19 32 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (medicine, of a vaccine) Protecting against four different (usually flu) viruses. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-quadrivalent-en-adj-qeXbaMeG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with quadri-, English terms suffixed with -valent, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 28 19 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with quadri-: 22 28 20 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -valent: 34 22 15 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 31 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 26 19 32 Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (graph theory) Said of a graph: that all of its vertices have degree four. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Graph theory
    Sense id: en-quadrivalent-en-adj-Wt8Aq~lH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with quadri-, English terms suffixed with -valent, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 28 19 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with quadri-: 22 28 20 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -valent: 34 22 15 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 31 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 26 19 32 Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tetravalent Related terms: bivalent, trivalent, quinquivalent

Noun

IPA: /kwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt/ Forms: quadrivalents [plural]
Etymology: From quadri- + -valent. Etymology templates: {{af|en|quadri-|-valent}} quadri- + -valent Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadrivalent (plural quadrivalents)
  1. (genetics) Any quadrivalent chromosome Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-quadrivalent-en-noun-v2sSMxwZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with quadri-, English terms suffixed with -valent, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 28 19 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with quadri-: 22 28 20 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -valent: 34 22 15 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 31 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 26 19 32 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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