quadrivalent

quadrivalent
quadrivalence, quadrivalency, n.quadrivalently, adv.
/kwod'reuh vay"leuhnt, kwo driv"euh-/, adj. Chem.
1. having a valence of four; tetravalent.
2. exhibiting four different valences, as antimony with valences of 5, 4, 3, and -3.
[1860-65; QUADRI- + -VALENT]

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