3syllables
quaternary
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Definitions ofquaternary
1noun
- A quaternary compound.
- The Quaternary period or the system of deposits laid down during it.
1adjective
- Of fourth rank or order
Example: "the quaternary stress in a pronounced word"
- Of a mathematical expression containing e.g. x4
- Relating to or in number base four
- Quaternary ammonium
- Composed of four elements
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