quadrivalent

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English

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Etymology

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From quadri- +‎ -valent.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt/

Adjective

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quadrivalent (not comparable)

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  1. (chemistry) Having a valence of four
  2. (medicine, of a vaccine) Protecting against four different (usually flu) viruses.
  3. (graph theory) Said of a graph: that all of its vertices have degree four.
    • 2020 January 3, Wikipedia contributors, “Knot (mathematics)”, in English Wikipedia[1], Wikimedia Foundation:
      In graph theory terms, a regular projection of a knot, or knot diagram is thus a quadrivalent planar graph with over/under-decorated vertices.

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Noun

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quadrivalent (plural quadrivalents)

  1. (genetics) Any quadrivalent chromosome

French

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Etymology

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From quadri- +‎ -valent.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwa.dʁi.va.lɑ̃/, /ka.dʁi.va.lɑ̃/
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Adjective

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quadrivalent (feminine quadrivalente, masculine plural quadrivalents, feminine plural quadrivalentes)

  1. quadrivalent (all senses)

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