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Definition of: quadrivalent
(kwod′rə·vā′lənt) adjective Chem.
Having a valence of four, as carbon; tetravalent. [<QUADRI- + L valens, -entis, ppr. of valere be worth]
—quad′ri·va′lence or ·len·cy noun
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