In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
altiloquence
altiloquence
noun
Pompous language; lofty speech.
aquaculture
aquaculture
noun
The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquiculture
aquiculture
noun
Alternative form of aquaculture
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquocellolitis
aquopentamminecobaltic
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
casquetel
casquetel
noun
A simple casque (helmet) that had no visor
catafalque
catafalque
noun
A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
catafalques
catafalques
noun
plural of catafalque
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
cliqueiest
cliquiest
cliquiest
adj
superlative form of cliquey: most cliquey
superlative form of cliquy: most cliquy
cloquet
codelinquent
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
coequality
coequality
noun
The condition of being coequal
colliquament
colliquament
noun
The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.
colliquate
colliquate
verb
(rare) To melt or liquefy.
colliquative
colliquative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing colliquation; liquefactive
colliquativeness
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
consequential
consequential
adj
(of a person) Self-important.
Following as a result.
Having significant consequences; of importance.
Important or significant.
consequentialities
consequentialities
noun
plural of consequentiality
consequentiality
consequentiality
noun
The property of being consequential.
consequentially
consequentially
adv
In a consequential manner; with consequence or significance.
consequentialness
consequentialness
noun
the quality or state of being consequential
consequently
consequently
adv
(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.
(sequence, obsolete) subsequently, following after in time or sequence.
coquelicot
coquelicot
adj
Having a reddish-orange poppy colour.
noun
A reddish-orange colour; poppy
coquelicot:
coquettishly
coquettishly
adv
In a coquettish manner, flirtatiously.
coquilhatville
counterequivalent
counterquarterly
deliquescent
deliquescent
adj
(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
(chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
(mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
Seeming to melt away.
dulciloquent
dulciloquent
adj
(literary, rare) Speaking sweetly.
electroplaque
electroplaque
noun
Synonym of electrocyte
equiarticulate
equielliptical
equilibristic
equilibristic
adj
Of or pertaining to equilibristics.
equilocation
equilucent
equinoctial
equinoctial
adj
(astronomy) Of or relating to the celestial equator.
(astronomy) Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
(uncommon) Equatorial: Of or relating to the equator of the Earth.
noun
(rare) The terrestrial equator.
An equinoctial gale.
The great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator.
equinoctially
equinoctially
adv
In an equinoctial manner; relative to the equinox.
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equivelocity
equivelocity
noun
An equal velocity
equivocalities
equivocalities
noun
plural of equivocality
equivocality
equivocality
noun
The quality of being equivocal.
equivocatingly
equivocatingly
adv
With equivocation.
etiquettical
etiquettical
adj
Relating to, or prescribed by, etiquette.
inconsequential
inconsequential
adj
Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
Not logically following from the premises.
noun
Something unimportant; something that does not matter.
inconsequentiality
inconsequentiality
noun
(countable) anything that is inconsequential
(uncountable) the property of being inconsequential
inconsequentially
inconsequentially
adv
In an inconsequential manner.
inconsequently
inconsequently
adv
In an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence
interequinoctial
interequinoctial
adj
Coming between the equinoxes.
lacquerist
liquefacient
liquefacient
adj
That liquefies.
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Any agent, such as mercury, iodine, etc., that promotes the liquefying processes of the system, and increases the secretions.
That which serves to liquefy.
liquefaction
liquefaction
noun
Process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas)
The liquid or semiliquid that results from this process.
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
liquefactive
liquefactive
adj
That causes, or is associated with liquefaction
liquescent
liquescent
adj
Melting.
loquacities
loquacities
noun
plural of loquacity
multiloquence
multiloquence
noun
The state or condition of being multiloquent; talkativeness.
nonacquiescently
nonacquisitively
nonconsequential
nonconsequential
adj
Not consequential.
nonconsequentiality
nonconsequentially
nonconsequentialness
nondeliquescent
nondeliquescent
adj
Not deliquescent.
overqualification
overqualification
noun
The quality of being overqualified.
pauciloquent
pauciloquent
adj
Using few words when speaking.
pauciloquently
pauciloquently
adv
In a pauciloquent manner; using few words.
pectoriloque
pectoriloquial
pectoriloquial
adj
(rare) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, pectoriloquy.
pectoriloquism
pectoriloquism
noun
pectoriloquy
pectoriloquous
pectoriloquous
adj
pectoriloquial
pectoriloquy
pectoriloquy
noun
(medicine) An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation.
picturesquely
picturesquely
adv
In a picturesque manner.
plusquamperfect
plusquamperfect
noun
(grammar, rare) pluperfect
preacquisitively
preacquittal
preacquittal
adj
Before acquittal.
preconquestal
preconquestal
adj
Synonym of preconquest
preconquestual
prequalification
prequalification
adj
Prior to a qualification being awarded.
noun
qualification in advance
quadriarticulate
quadriarticulate
adj
(entomology) Having four joints.
quadriarticulated
quadriarticulated
adj
Alternative form of quadriarticulate
quadricapsulate
quadricentennial
quadricentennial
adj
Relating to a 400th anniversary.
quadricentennials
quadricentennials
noun
plural of quadricentennial
quadriciliate
quadriciliate
adj
Having four cilia.
quadricotyledonous
quadriloculate
quadriloculate
adj
Having four loculi
quadrimetallic
quadrimetallic
adj
(chemistry) Containing atoms of four metals in each molecule.
quadrinucleate
quadrinucleate
adj
(biology) Having four nuclei.
noun
A cell that has four nuclei.
quadriplicate
quadriplicate
noun
Alternative form of quadruplicate
quadriplicated
quadriplicated
adj
Alternative form of quadruplicated
quadrisulcate
quadrisulcate
adj
Having four hooves
quadrisulcated
quadritubercular
quadritubercular
adj
Having four tubercles or cusps
quadrituberculate
quadrituberculate
adj
Synonym of quadritubercular
quadrupedantical
quadrupedantical
adj
(obsolete) quadrupedal
quadruplicate
quadruplicate
adj
four times over, multiplied by four
having four parts
noun
in quadruplicate: four times over, in four copies
verb
To replicate four times; to make fourfold; to quadruple.
quadruplicated
quadruplicated
adj
replicated four times
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadruplicate
quadruplicates
quadruplicates
noun
plural of quadruplicate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruplicate
quadruplicature
qualificative
qualificative
noun
That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
quantivalence
quantivalence
noun
(chemistry) Valence; the atomic or combining power of an element or radical expressed in terms of the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite.
quantivalency
quantivalency
noun
Alternative form of quantivalence
quantummechanical
quartenylic
quartenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to quartenylic acid or its derivatives
quasiparticle
quasiparticle
noun
(physics) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles
quasquicentennial
quasquicentennial
adj
Relating to a period of 125 years.
noun
A 125th anniversary.
A celebration to mark such an anniversary.
quattuordecillion
quattuordecillion
num
(US, Britain, Australia, rare, short scale) 10⁴⁵.
(dated, Britain, Australia, rare, long scale) 10⁸⁴.
quattuordecillionth
quebrachitol
quebrachitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals
quercitol
quercitol
noun
(organic chemistry) The sugar alcohol 5-deoxyinositol present in acorns and the bark of oaks
quetzalcoatl
quiescently
quiescently
adv
In a quiescent manner.
quincentennial
quincentennial
adj
Of or related to a 500th anniversary.
noun
A 500th anniversary.
quindecaplet
quindecillionth
quinquepunctal
quinquetubercular
quinquetubercular
adj
Having five tubercles or cusps
quinquetuberculate
quinquetuberculate
adj
Synonym of quinquetubercular
quintuplicate
quintuplicate
adj
Being the fifth in a set of five.
Multiplied by five.
noun
A set of five similar or identical things.
One element of such a set.
verb
(transitive) To make five copies of.
(transitive) To multiply by five.
quintuplicated
quintuplicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quintuplicate
quintuplicates
quintuplicates
noun
plural of quintuplicate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quintuplicate
quitclaimed
quitclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quitclaim
quodlibetic
quodlibetic
adj
Of or relating to a quodlibet
quodlibetical
quodlibetical
adj
(philosophy) Of or relating to quodlibet; of a question, posed extemporaneously.
quodlibetically
quodlibetically
adv
In a quodlibetic manner.
racquetball
racquetball
noun
(countable) A ball used for this sport.
(uncountable) A certain sport, similar to squash, but played with a bigger ball.
racquetballs
racquetballs
noun
plural of racquetball
requalification
requalification
noun
The act of qualifying again
sanctiloquent
sanctiloquent
adj
Prone to speaking in a sanctimonious manner; preachy.
Speaking of holy or sacred things.
sculpturesque
sculpturesque
adj
Like or suggesting sculpture: shapely, statuelike, etc.
sculpturesquely
sculpturesquely
adv
In a sculpturesque manner.
sculpturesqueness
sculpturesqueness
noun
The quality of being sculpturesque.
sesquicentennial
sesquicentennial
adj
Occurring every 150 years.
Of, or relating to a sesquicentenary.
noun
A 150th anniversary.
sesquicentennially
sesquicentennially
adv
(rare) Celebrated after 150 years.
sesquicentennials
sesquicentennials
noun
plural of sesquicentennial
sesquiduplicate
sesquiduplicate
adj
Two and a half times as large; having the ratio of 2.5 to 1.
sesquioctaval
sesquiplicate
sesquiplicate
adj
Magnified by one and one-half; in a ratio of three to two.