As nouns the difference between terms and quadrivalent
is that terms is while quadrivalent is (genetics) any quadrivalent chromosome.
As an adjective quadrivalent is
(chemistry) having a valence of four.
terms
English
Noun
(head)
Statistics
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quadrivalent
English
Adjective
(-)
(chemistry) Having a valence of four.
Synonyms
* tetravalent
See also
* bivalent
* trivalent
Noun
(
en noun)
(genetics) Any quadrivalent chromosome.