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Meanings of quaternate in English

Consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four.

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Examples for "quaternary"
1
These include using quaternary ammonium compounds, as well as bleach and ethanol.
The Guardian
2
There are high and uninviting quaternary bluffs that lure only the eye.
Blue Ridge Country
3
Tertiary and quaternary infections are usually associated with mild or no disease.
Pubmed
4
Impossible, I know, but remember quaternary cognition allows one to think the unthinkable.
Spellwright
5
The flora itself at the quaternary age was of extreme vigor.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892