(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
quacksalvers
quacksalvers
noun
plural of quacksalver
quadricapsulate
quadricentennials
quadricentennials
noun
plural of quadricentennial
quadricotyledonous
quadrisulcate
quadrisulcate
adj
Having four hooves
quadrisulcated
quadruplicates
quadruplicates
noun
plural of quadruplicate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruplicate
quasiparticle
quasiparticle
noun
(physics) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles
quicksilver
quicksilver
adj
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
noun
(colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
The metal mercury.
verb
To overlay with quicksilver.
To treat with quicksilver.
quicksilvering
quicksilvering
noun
An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.
verb
present participle of quicksilver
quicksilverish
quicksilverish
Adjective
Like quicksilver.
quicksilverishness
quicksilverishness
noun
The quality of being quicksilverish.
quicksilvers
quicksilvers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicksilver
quicksilvery
quicksilvery
adj
Like quicksilver.
quinquecapsular
racquetballs
racquetballs
noun
plural of racquetball
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.
sesquichloride
sesquichloride
noun
(chemistry) Any chloride containing three chlorine atoms for every two atoms of another element.
sobriquetical
sobriquetical
adj
Of or relating to sobriquets.
squamatotuberculate
squamocellular
squamocellular
adj
Relating to, or composed of squamous cells
squelcher
squelcher
noun
One who, or that which, squelches.
squelchers
squelchers
noun
plural of squelcher
squelchier
squelchier
adj
comparative form of squelchy: more squelchy
squirearchal
squirearchal
adj
Of or pertaining to squirearchy.
squirearchical
supereloquence
supraquantivalence
unacquirableness
unconquerableness
unconquerableness
noun
The state or quality of being unconquerable.
unpicturesquely
unpicturesquely
adv
In an unpicturesque manner.
unquicksilvered
unquicksilvered
adj
Not quicksilvered.
ventriloquistic
ventriloquistic
adj
Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist, ventriloquists or ventriloquism.