"tetravalent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tetravalent.wav
Etymology: From tetra- + -valent. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tetra|valent}} tetra- + -valent Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tetravalent (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 4. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Four Translations (having an atomic valence of 4): čtyřmocný (Czech), tétravalent (French), tetravalent (German), चतुःसंयोजी (catuḥsãyojī) (Hindi), czterowartościowy (Polish), tetravalent (Romanian), четырёхвалентный (četyrjóxvalentnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-tetravalent-en-adj-EtDC3g-y Disambiguation of Four: 75 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tetra-, English terms suffixed with -valent, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tetra-: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -valent: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'having an atomic valence of 4': 79 21
  2. (medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 4. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-tetravalent-en-adj-gODJjo8y Categories (other): English terms prefixed with tetra- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tetra-: 49 51 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quadrivalent Related terms: bivalent, trivalent
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