QUADRIVALENT
\kwˈɒdɹa͡ɪvə͡lənt], \kwˈɒdɹaɪvələnt], \k_w_ˈɒ_d_ɹ_aɪ_v_əl_ə_n_t]\
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Having a valence of four; capable of combining with, being replaced by, or compared with, four monad atoms; tetravalent; - said of certain atoms and radicals; thus, carbon and silicon are quadrivalent elements.
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Having a valence of four; capable of combining with, being replaced by, or compared with, four monad atoms; tetravalent; - said of certain atoms and radicals; thus, carbon and silicon are quadrivalent elements.
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Platidiam
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