different between quadrivalent vs quinquivalent

quadrivalent

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kw?dr??ve?l?nt/

Adjective

quadrivalent (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) Having a valence of four
  2. (of a vaccine) Protecting against four different (usually flu) viruses.
  3. (graph theory) Said of a graph: that all of its vertices have degree four.

Synonyms

  • tetravalent

See also

  • bivalent
  • trivalent
  • quinquivalent

Noun

quadrivalent (plural quadrivalents)

  1. (genetics) Any quadrivalent chromosome

French

Etymology

quadri- +? -valent

Adjective

quadrivalent (feminine singular quadrivalente, masculine plural quadrivalents, feminine plural quadrivalentes)

  1. quadrivalent (all senses)

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quinquivalent

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kw??kw??ve?l?nt/

Adjective

quinquivalent (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 5.
  2. (medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 5.

Alternative forms

  • quinquevalent

Synonyms

  • pentavalent (more common term)

See also

  • bivalent
  • trivalent
  • quadrivalent

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