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quadravalent

quadravalent is the alternative form of quadrivalent.

Meaning of quadrivalent

Adjective

quadrivalent (not comparable)

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

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Questions about quadravalent

What is quadravalent the alternative form of?
Quadravalent is the alternative form of quadrivalent.

Words near quadravalent in the dictionary

  1. quadraturist
  2. quadraturists
  3. quadratus
  4. quadraunt
  5. quadraunts
  6. quadravalent
  7. quadravigesimal
  8. quadravigesimals
  9. quadreble
  10. quadrebled
  11. quadrebles

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