(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
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
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
aquocarbonic
beliquoring
benzofuroquinoxaline
borinqueno
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
brodequin
brodequin
noun
(obsolete) A buskin or half-boot.
bronchiloquy
broquineer
browningesque
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.
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.
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
croquignoles
derequisition
derequisition
verb
(transitive) To return or release (something previously requisitioned).
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
disquiparation
disquisitionary
disquisitionary
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.
duroquinone
duroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A 1,4-quinone derived from durene
equianchorate
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.
equidistribution
equidistribution
noun
An equal distribution.
equilibration
equilibration
noun
The formation, or maintenance, of an equilibrium
equilibrations
equilibrations
noun
plural of equilibration
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
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.
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.
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
fourquine
frequentation
frequentation
noun
The act of frequenting a particular place
grandiloquence
grandiloquence
noun
Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
grandiloquent
grandiloquent
adj
(of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid
grandiloquently
grandiloquently
adv
showing grandiloquence
grandiloquous
grandiloquous
adj
grandiloquent
gyrofrequencies
gyrofrequencies
noun
plural of gyrofrequency
hydroquinine
hydroquinol
hydroquinoline
hydroquinone
hydroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.
hydroxyanthraquinone
hydroxyanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
inconquerable
inconquerable
adj
That cannot be conquered; unconquerable.
inquartation
inquartation
noun
(chemistry, archaic) quartation
inquiration
inquiration
noun
(UK, dialect) inquiry
inquirendo
inquirendo
noun
(law) An authority to inquire.
inquisitor
inquisitor
noun
(historical) An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.
A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
inquisitorial
inquisitorial
adj
(law) Describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge.
In a manner of inquisition or inquisitors.
Of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the Inquisition.
inquisitorially
inquisitorially
adv
In an inquisitorial manner.
inquisitorialness
inquisitorialness
noun
The quality of being inquisitorial.
inquisitorious
inquisitorious
adj
(obsolete) Making strict inquiry; inquisitorial.
inquisitors
inquisitors
noun
plural of inquisitor
inquisitorship
inquisitorship
noun
The role or status of inquisitor.
inquisitory
inquisitory
adj
In the manner of an inquisition or inquiry.
interequinoctial
interequinoctial
adj
Coming between the equinoxes.
irondequoit
iroquoian
iroquoian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a Native American language family including the Iroquois and Cherokee.
Noun
A member of the Iroquois people.
iroquoians
isoquercitrin
isoquercitrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid glycoside, isolated from mangoes or from the giant rhubarb, that has anti-inflammatory activity
leucoquinizarin
liquoring
liquoring
verb
present participle of liquor
liquorishness
maroquin
maroquin
noun
(somewhat dated) leather made from goatskin
meriquinoid
meriquinoidal
meriquinone
meriquinonic
meriquinonoid
microtechnique
microtechnique
noun
Any small-scale technique.
The art of preparing objects for examination under a microscope.
negqtiator
nonequatorial
nonequatorial
adj
Not equatorial.
nonequatorially
nonequestrian
nonequestrian
adj
Not equestrian.
noun
One who is not an equestrian.
nonequilateral
nonequilateral
adj
Not equilateral.
nonequilaterally
nonequilibrium
nonequilibrium
noun
The condition of not being in equilibrium
noninquiring
noninquiring
adj
Not inquiring; unquestioning.
noninquiringly
nonrelinquishment
nonrelinquishment
noun
Lack of relinquishment; failure to relinquish.
nonrequirable
nonrequirement
nonrequirement
noun
That which is not a requirement.
nonrequisite
nonrequisitely
nonrequisiteness
nonrequisition
nonrequisition
noun
Absence of requisition.
nonrequital
nonsequestration
nonsequestration
noun
Absence of sequestration.
nonubiquitary
obliquangular
obliquangular
adj
(archaic, geometry) Formed of oblique angles.
ortanique
ortanique
noun
A cross between an orange and a tangerine.
orthobenzoquinone
orthobenzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) One of the two isomers of quinone, 1,2-benzoquinone.
orthoquinone
orthoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2-benzoquinone
outquerying
overobsequiousness
overobsequiousness
noun
Excessive obsequiousness.
overqualification
overqualification
noun
The quality of being overqualified.
overqualifying
overqualifying
verb
present participle of overqualify
overquantity
overquantity
noun
An excessive quantity; surplus.
overquietness
overquietness
noun
Excessive quietness.
oversqueamishness
oversqueamishness
noun
The quality of being oversqueamish.
oxyanthraquinone
parabenzoquinone
parabenzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) One of the two isomers of quinone, 1,4-benzoquinone.
paraquinone
paraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzoquinone
perquisition
perquisition
noun
A thorough inquiry or search.
phenanthraquinone
phenanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any quinone derived from phenanthrene, but especially 9,10-phenanthraquinone (9,10-phenanthrenedione)
phenanthrenequinone
phenanthrenequinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric quinones derived from phenanthrene, but especially 9,10-phenanthrenequinone obtained by oxidation with chromic acid