(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
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acquiring
acquiring
verb
present participle and gerund of acquire
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
anthraquinol
anthraquinone
anthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.
anthraquinonyl
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimasquerade
antiquarian
antiquarian
adj
Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity.
noun
A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.
antiquarianism
antiquarianism
noun
Archaism.
Study or love of antiques.
Study or love of antiquity.
antiquarianize
antiquarianize
verb
(colloquial, dated, intransitive) To act the part of an antiquary.
antiquarianly
antiquarianly
adv
In an antiquarian manner.
antiquarians
antiquarians
noun
plural of antiquarian
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antiquarism
antiquarism
noun
Synonym of antiquarianism
antiquarium
antiquarium
noun
A place for keeping antiques.
antiquartan
antiquary
antiquary
adj
Relating to antiquity.
noun
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian.
An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or things of the past.
antiquer
antiquer
adj
comparative form of antique: more antique
noun
(slang) A person who browses for antiques.
A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antiquitarian
antiquitarian
adj
Alternative form of antiquarian
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
appropinquation
appropinquation
noun
The act of drawing near; an approach.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
aquamarine
aquamarine
adj
Of a bluish-green colour.
noun
A bluish-green variety of beryl.
The bluish-green colour of the sea.
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquarian
aquarian
noun
A person who keeps an aquarium.
aquarians
aquarians
noun
plural of aquarian
aquatinter
aquatinter
Noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
aquocarbonic
archantiquary
arlequinade
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
barquantine
barquentine
barquentine
noun
(nautical) A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barranquilla
barranquilla
Proper noun
A city in northern Colombia; the capital of Atlántico department.
barranquitas
beliquoring
benzofuroquinoxaline
berninesque
biquadrantal
borinqueno
brasquing
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
briquetting
briquetting
verb
present participle of briquet
present participle of briquette
brodequin
brodequin
noun
(obsolete) A buskin or half-boot.
bronchiloquy
broquineer
browningesque
burlesquing
burlesquing
noun
An instance of burlesque.
verb
present participle of burlesque
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
chiquinquira
chlorohydroquinone
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
chontaquiro
chronique
chronique
noun
(obsolete) A chronicle.
cinquanter
conquering
conquering
noun
gerund of conquer: an act of conquest.
verb
present participle of conquer
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
conquistadors
corinthianesque
counteracquittance
counterequivalent
counterquestion
counterquestion
noun
A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another.
counterquestions
counterquestions
noun
plural of counterquestion
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
crannequin
critiquing
critiquing
verb
present participle of critique
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
croquignoles
derelinquendi
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
derequisition
derequisition
verb
(transitive) To return or release (something previously requisitioned).
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
disfrequent
disquiparancy
disquiparant
disquiparation
disquisitionary
disquisitionary
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.
dunkirque
duroquinone
duroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A 1,4-quinone derived from durene
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
eigenfrequency
eigenfrequency
noun
Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.
enquire
enquire
verb
(intransitive) To make an enquiry.
(transitive, archaic) To ask about (something).
enquired
enquired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enquire
enquirer
enquirer
noun
Alternative form of inquirer
enquires
enquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enquire
enquiries
enquiries
noun
plural of enquiry
enquiring
enquiring
adj
Curious, inquisitive or investigative.
noun
An instance of making an enquiry; an asking.
verb
present participle of enquire
enquiry
enquiry
noun
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A question.
Search for truth, information or knowledge.
enrique
enriqueta
equalitarian
equalitarian
adj
(dated) Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
noun
(dated) A person who accepts or promotes the view of equalitarianism.
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equestrian
equestrian
adj
(historical) Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.
Of horseback riding or horseback riders.
noun
(historical) Synonym of eques
One who rides a horse.
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equestrianize
equestrianize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To ride on horseback.
equestrians
equestrians
noun
plural of equestrian
equestrianship
equestrianship
noun
equestrianism
equestrienne
equestrienne
noun
A female equestrian.
equestriennes
equestriennes
noun
plural of equestrienne
equianchorate
equiangular
equiangular
adj
(geometry) Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unless it is a square.
equiangularity
equiangularity
noun
The condition of being equiangular
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.
equidifferent
equidifferent
adj
Having equal differences.
equidistribution
equidistribution
noun
An equal distribution.
equidiurnal
equidiurnal
adj
Pertaining to the time of equal day and night; applied to the equinoctial line.
equigranular
equigranular
adj
(petrology) Composed chiefly of grains of similar size.
equilibrant
equilibrant
noun
A force equal to, but opposite of, the resultant sum of vector forces; that force which balances other forces, thus bringing an object to equilibrium.
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilibrating
equilibrating
verb
present participle of equilibrate
equilibration
equilibration
noun
The formation, or maintenance, of an equilibrium
equilibrations
equilibrations
noun
plural of equilibration
equinecessary
equinecessary
adj
Necessary or needful in the same degree.
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equinumerally
equiparant
equiparation
equiparation
noun
(chiefly historical, law, philosophy) The transfer or imputation of attributes from one object or concept to another; the drawing of an equivalence between them.
(more generally, rare) Comparison.
equipartisan
equipartition
equipartition
noun
(mathematics, of a graph) The partition of its vertex set into sets whose sizes differ from each other by no more than 1.
(statistical mechanics) Short for w:Equipartition theorem.
The division of something into equal parts.
verb
(transitive) To divide into equal parts.
equiponderance
equiponderance
noun
The state of being equal in weight; equipoise
equiponderancy
equiponderancy
noun
Archaic form of equiponderance.
equiponderant
equiponderant
adj
(obsolete) Having equal weight.
equiponderate
equiponderate
verb
To counterbalance.
equiponderated
equiponderated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate
equiponderating
equiponderating
verb
present participle of equiponderate
equiponderation
equiponderation
noun
An equiponderating, or counterbalancing.
equiponderous
equiponderous
adj
Having equal weight.
equiproducing
equiproportional
equiproportional
adj
equally proportional (to two or more other things)
equiproportionality
equiproportionality
noun
The condition of being equiproportional
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
equitriangular
equitriangular
adj
Having the form of an equilateral triangle
esquiring
esquiring
verb
present participle of esquire
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.