QUADRIVALENT


Meaning of QUADRIVALENT in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ kwä-dr ə - ' v ā -l ə nt, in sense 2 kwä- ' dri-v ə -l ə nt

Function: adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1865

1 : TETRAVALENT

2 : composed of four homologous chromosomes synapsed in meiotic prophase

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