quadrivalent
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From quadri- + -valent.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt/
=== Adjective ===
quadrivalent (not comparable)
(chemistry) Having a valence of four.
(medicine, of a vaccine) Protecting against four different (usually influenza) viruses.
(graph theory) Having all of its vertices of degree four.
==== Synonyms ====
(chemistry, medicine): tetravalent
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
bivalent
trivalent
quinquivalent
=== Noun ===
quadrivalent (plural quadrivalents)
(genetics) Any quadrivalent chromosome
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From quadri- + -valent.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kwa.dʁi.va.lɑ̃/, /ka.dʁi.va.lɑ̃/
=== Adjective ===
quadrivalent (feminine quadrivalente, masculine plural quadrivalents, feminine plural quadrivalentes)
quadrivalent (all senses)
=== Further reading ===
“quadrivalent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012