quadrivalent

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt/

Adjective

quadrivalent (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Having a valence of four
2. (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.

Synonyms

• tetravalent

Noun

quadrivalent (plural quadrivalents)

1. (genetics) Any quadrivalent chromosome

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