(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquitment
acquitment
noun
(law) Acquittal.
aqueomercurial
aquopentamminecobaltic
chymaqueous
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
circumquaque
colliquament
colliquament
noun
The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.
conquinamine
conquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) quinidamine
contramarque
equianharmonic
equianharmonic
adj
(mathematics) equally anharmonic; specifically, whose anharmonic ratio is a cube root of unity
noun
(geometry) A set of four points whose cross ratio (or anharmonic ratio) is a cube root of 1.
equiatomic
equiatomic
adj
(physics, chemistry) Containing equal numbers of two or more atoms
equimolecular
equimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of molecules (of two or more compounds)
jacquemart
jacqueminot
jacqueminot
noun
A variety of deep crimson rose.
macabresque
macaque
macaque
noun
Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae, especially genus Macaca.
macaques
macaques
noun
plural of macaque
machinotechnique
macquereau
magniloquence
magniloquence
noun
The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse.
mcquade
michelangelesque
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
mocambique
plusquamperfect
plusquamperfect
noun
(grammar, rare) pluperfect
quadrimetallic
quadrimetallic
adj
(chemistry) Containing atoms of four metals in each molecule.
quadrimolecular
quadrimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Involving four molecules
quantummechanical
quartodeciman
quartodeciman
Noun
Any of a group of early Christians who began Easter on Nisan 14, the day Jesus was crucified according to the Gospel of JohnJohn 19:14, 31, 42, and the day before the beginning of Jewish Passover, which is Nisan 15.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to these people.
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
quebrachamine
quebrachamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from the dried bark of the quebracho tree.
quickbeam
quickbeam
noun
The European rowan tree.
quickenbeam
quinamicine
quindecemvirate
quindecemvirate
noun
Alternative form of quindecimvirate.
quindecima
quindecima
noun
(music) The interval of a fifteenth, or double octave.
quitclaimed
quitclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quitclaim
quitemoca
semiacquaintance
semiacquaintance
noun
A vague acquaintance; a person whom one barely knows.
semiaquatic
semiaquatic
adj
(of animals) Spending part of the life cycle underwater. Also, spending a significant proportion of its time in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
(of plants) Having the roots partially or entirely underwater.
semicolloquial
semicolloquial
adj
Somewhat or partially colloquial.
semicolloquially
squamaceous
squamaceous
adj
squamose
squamariaceae
squamatotuberculate
squamocellular
squamocellular
adj
Relating to, or composed of squamous cells
squamosoimbricated
squandermaniac
squandermaniac
noun
A person exhibiting squandermania; a member of government who spends excessive money on a project.