Definition of tetravalent in English:
tetravalent
adjective ˌtɛtrəˈveɪl(ə)ntˌtɛtrəˈveɪlənt
Chemistry Having a valency of four.
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1857, he suggested that the carbon atom was tetravalent, that is, it could bond with four other atoms.
- Electrolytic means have been used to reduce the metal from its tetravalent state to both the bi- and trivalent forms by employing acid electrolytes and electrodes of cither lead, copper, platinum, or mercury jet.
- Previous ACIP guidelines have recommended a meningococcal tetravalent polysaccharide vaccine for high-risk patients.
- These new-generation vaccines are not without risk and at least one, a tetravalent rotavirus vaccine, has been discontinued due to its association with bowel intussusception.
- Every node in this graph was tetravalent: connected by four edges to four other nodes.
Definition of tetravalent in US English:
tetravalent
adjectiveˌtetrəˈvāləntˌtɛtrəˈveɪlənt
Chemistry Having a valence of four.
Example sentencesExamples
- Every node in this graph was tetravalent: connected by four edges to four other nodes.
- Previous ACIP guidelines have recommended a meningococcal tetravalent polysaccharide vaccine for high-risk patients.
- These new-generation vaccines are not without risk and at least one, a tetravalent rotavirus vaccine, has been discontinued due to its association with bowel intussusception.
- Electrolytic means have been used to reduce the metal from its tetravalent state to both the bi- and trivalent forms by employing acid electrolytes and electrodes of cither lead, copper, platinum, or mercury jet.
- In 1857, he suggested that the carbon atom was tetravalent, that is, it could bond with four other atoms.