Category:Quadrivalent

Quad*riv"a*lent, a. Etym: [quadri- + l. valens, -entis, p. pr. See Valence.] (chem.)

Defn: having a valence of four; capable of combining with, being Replaced by, or compared with, four monad atoms; tetravalent; -- said Of certain atoms and radicals; thus, carbon and silicon are Quadrivalent elements.