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quaternate

quaternate adjective: composed of, or arranged in, sets of four.

Adjective

quaternate (not comparable)

  1. Composed of, or arranged in, sets of four.
    • quaternate leaves

Questions about quaternate

What does quaternate mean?
Quaternate means composed of, or arranged in, sets of four.
What part of speech is quaternate?
Quaternate is an adjective.

Words near quaternate in the dictionary

  1. quaternary sectors of the economy
  2. quaternary structure
  3. quaternary structures
  4. quaternary twin
  5. quaternary twins
  6. quaternate
  7. quaternation
  8. quaternations
  9. quaternion
  10. quaternion algebra
  11. quaternion algebras

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