Quaternary

Meaning

Adj

●

In Four:

fourth

rank

or order

●

Of a

mathematical

expression

containing

e.g. x⁴

●

In Four:

Relating to or in number

base

four

●

In Organic chemistry & Four:

quaternary ammonium

●

In Inorganic chemistry & Four:

composed of

four

elements

Noun

●

In Chemistry:

quaternary

compound.

●

In Geology:

The Quaternary

period

or the system of

deposits

laid down

during it.

Name

●

The

of the Cenozoic Era

the Tertiary. It is

into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.

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Quaternary

Meaning

Adj

Noun

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