quaternary

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Sunway Healthcare operates its flagship quaternary hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Sunway Healthcare operates its flagship quaternary hospital in Kuala Lumpur, the country’s capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

It's tough, however, to make these molecules if they require a quaternary carbon -- a carbon atom bonded to four other carbon atoms.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2024

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

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2022

“But that’s inside our house. The outside one’s for bodily waste, full of quaternary ammonium compound chemicals. You know, like that stinky blue soup at the bottom of a porta potty.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman