quadrivalent
/ˌkwɑdrəˈveɪlənt/
adjective
- Having four different components or types, especially in a vaccine that protects against four strains of a virus.
- Researchers developed a quadrivalent vaccine to target multiple variants at once.
- The quadrivalent flu vaccine protects against four different influenza strains.
- Doctors recommend the quadrivalent shot for broader immunity this season.
- In chemistry, having a valence of four; able to combine with four atoms or groups.
- The quadrivalent nature of the element explains its ability to bond with four hydrogen atoms.
- Silicon, like carbon, is quadrivalent and can create complex molecules.
- Carbon is quadrivalent, which allows it to form four bonds with other atoms.