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Definition: Tetravalent |
TetravalentAdjective1. (chemistry) haveing a valence of four. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Tetravalent \Te*trav"a*lent\, adjective. [Tetra- Latin valens, -entis, present participle.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Electrical Engineering | Literally, able to form four bonds. Source: European Union. (references) |
Medicine | Pertaining to a group of 4 homologous or partly homologous chromosomes during the zygotene stage of prophase to the first metaphase in meiosis. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. Having a valence of 4 b. Having four valences; e.g., chlorine, which has valences of 1, 3, 5,and 7 e.g., chlorine, which has valences of 1, 3, 5,and 7. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Synonym by domain: quadrivalent (medicine). |
Crosswords: Tetravalent |
| English words defined with "tetravalent": atomic number 14, atomic number 6, atomic number 72, atomic number 90 ♦ c, carbon ♦ hafnium, Hf ♦ Quadrivalent ♦ SI, silicon ♦ Tetratomic, Tetravalence, Th, thorium. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "tetravalent": Silanes. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "tetravalent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tetravalent (quadrivalent), firvalent. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | tetravalent (quadrivalent), vierwaardig, quadrivalent (quadrivalent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tetravalentti (quadrivalent), neliarvoinen, kvadrivalentti (quadrivalent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tétravalent, quadrivalent. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | vierwertig (quadrivalent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | τεσσάρων τιμών, τετρασθενήσ, τετρασθενής (quadrivalent), τετραδύναμοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | tetravalente, quadrivalente (quadrivalent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 四価 (quadrivalent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | kiare-fioosagh (tetrasyllabic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | etravalenttay tetravalente (quadrivalent). (various references) tetravalente (quadrivalent). (various references) tetravalent (quadrivalent), fyrvärd (quadrivalent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "tetravalent" (pronounced te'truvā"lunt) |
| 7 | -u v ā" l u n t | monovalent. |
| 6 | -v ā" l u n t | divalent. |
| 5 | -ā" l u n t | assailant, inhalant. |
| 4 | -l u n t | ambivalent, benevolent, coolant, equivalent, esculent, excellent, flatulent, fraudulent, gallant, indolent, insolent, jubilant, malevolent, nonviolent, opulent, petulant, prevalent, propellant, repellent, sealant, silent, somnolent, stimulant, succulent, talent, truculent, turbulent, vigilant, violent, virulent. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, errant, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, frequent, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, solvent, stagnant, statement, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, tumescent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-l-n-r-t-t-t-v" | |
-2 letters: alternate, tervalent. | |
-3 letters: alterant, anteater, antevert, levanter, relevant, tarletan, valerate. | |
-4 letters: enteral, entreat, eternal, navette, nervate, nettler, ratteen, tartlet, tattler, taverna, teleran, ternate, tetanal, ventral, veteran. | |
-5 letters: aerate, antler, antral, attent, elater, entera, lanate, larvae, lateen, latent, latten, latter, laveer, leaner, learnt, leaven, leaver, letter, levant, natter, neater, netter, nettle, rattan, ratten, rattle, relate, relent, rental, reveal, talent, tantra, tarnal, tartan, tatter, tattle, tavern, telnet, tenter, tetter, travel, trevet, varlet, vealer, velate, venter, vernal. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 65 74 72 61 76 61 6C 65 6E 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- . - .-. .- ...- .- .-.. . -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01100101 01110100 01110010 01100001 01110110 01100001 01101100 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T e t r a v a l e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0065 0074 0072 0061 0076 0061 006C 0065 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5471868467886778718086 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Translations: Modern 4. Rhymes | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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