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quaternary

[ kwot-er-ner-ee, kwuh-tur-nuh-ree ]

adjective

  1. consisting of four.
  2. arranged in fours.
  3. (initial capital letter) Geology. noting or pertaining to the present period of earth history, forming the latter part of the Cenozoic Era, originating about 2 million years ago and including the Recent and Pleistocene Epochs.
  4. Metallurgy. (of an alloy) having four principal constituents.


noun

plural quaternaries.
  1. a group of four.
  2. the number four.
  3. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Quaternary Period or System.

quaternary

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/ 办飞蓹藞迟蓽藧苍蓹谤瑟 /

adjective

  1. consisting of fours or by fours
  2. fourth in a series
  3. chem containing or being an atom bound to four other atoms or groups

    a quaternary ammonium compound

  4. maths having four variables
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the number four or a set of four
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Quaternary

2

/ 办飞蓹藞迟蓽藧苍蓹谤瑟 /

adjective

  1. of, denoting, or formed in the most recent period of geological time, which succeeded the Tertiary period nearly two million years ago
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the Quaternary
    the Quaternary period or rock system, divided into Pleistocene and Holocene (Recent) epochs or series
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

quaternary

Noun

  1. Quaternary . The second and last period of the Cenozoic Era, from about 2 million years ago to the present. During this time the continents were situated approximately as they are today, although the geography was different due to fluctuations in sea levels caused by the advance and retreat of ice sheets. Humans first appeared during this period.
  2. See Chart at geologic time

Adjective

  1. Relating to or having a carbon atom that is attached to four other carbon atoms in a molecule. Quaternary pentane, for example, contains five carbon atoms of which one is in the center and the other four are each attached to it.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of quaternary1

1400鈥50; late Middle English < Latin 辩耻补迟别谤苍腻谤颈耻蝉 consisting of four, equivalent to quatern ( ) four at a time + -腻谤颈耻蝉 -ary
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of quaternary1

C15: from Latin 辩耻补迟别谤苍腻谤颈耻蝉 each containing four, from 辩耻补迟别谤苍墨 by fours, distributive of quattuor four
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It's tough, however, to make these molecules if they require a quaternary carbon -- a carbon atom bonded to four other carbon atoms.

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They identified chemicals that selectively damaged oligodendrocytes belong to two classes: organophosphate flame retardants and quaternary ammonium compounds.

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The Salyerses鈥 unusual marriage is known as a quaternary marriage, and their sons are known as quaternary twins.

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There are long-term risks associated with the overuse of certain disinfectants, such as quaternary ammonium compounds.

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Two disinfectants known to be sprayed at Glades are called Mint and Maxim Neutral, and their ingredients that have raised concern are known as quaternary ammonium compounds, or QACs.

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