quadrisulcate

& s. [QUADRISULCATA.] A. As adj.: Having four grooves or furrows; spec if., having a four-parted hoof. B. As substantive : Zoology : Any individual belonging to the Quadrisulcata (q. v.). quãd-ri-syl-lab-Ic, a . [Pref. quadri- , and Eng. syllabic (q. v.).] Consisting of four syllables; pertaining to or consisting of quadrisyllables. quãd-ri-syl-la-ble, s. [Pref. quadri-, and Eng. syllable (q. v.).] A word consisting of four syllables. "Disguised their emptine under this pompous quad risyllable." -De Quincey: Roman Meals. quad-riv-a-lent, a . [Pref. quadri- , and Latin valens , pr. par. of valeo =to be worth.] Chem.: Equivalent to four units of any standard, especially to four atoms of hydrogen. [TETRAD.] quãd-ri-vălve, a . & s . [Pref. quadri- , and Eng. valve (q.v.).] IMG:content-0042.png:[graphic] A. As adjective : Bot.: Opening by four valves. (Used of a pericarp, .) B. As subst.: One of a set of four folds or leaves forming a door.