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quadrivalent

/kwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
quadri-va-lent
IPA
/kwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt/
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a valence of four.

adj

Protecting against four different (usually influenza) viruses.

adj

Having all of its vertices of degree four.

noun

Any quadrivalent chromosome

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri- English -valent English quadrivalent From quadri- + -valent.

Inflected Forms

quadrivalents (plural)

Derived Forms

quadrivalently

Frequently Paired Words

bivalent trivalent quinquivalent

Synonyms

tetravalent

Questions

How do you pronounce quadrivalent?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt/.
What does quadrivalent mean?
Having a valence of four.
Where does quadrivalent come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri- English -valent English quadrivalent From quadri- + -valent.

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