(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
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.
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
brontesque
conquerment
conquerment
noun
The state of being conquered.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
contramarque
corinthianesque
counteracquittance
counterconquest
counterconquest
noun
A conquest made in opposition to another, as by a previously conquered entity.
counterequivalent
counterquartered
counterquartered
adj
(heraldry) Doubly divided into quarters, so that each quarter is itself quartered.
counterquarterly
counterquery
counterquery
noun
A counterquestion.
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
derequisition
derequisition
verb
(transitive) To return or release (something previously requisitioned).
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
equianchorate
equidistribution
equidistribution
noun
An equal distribution.
equilibration
equilibration
noun
The formation, or maintenance, of an equilibrium
equilibrations
equilibrations
noun
plural of equilibration
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.
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.
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.
frequentation
frequentation
noun
The act of frequenting a particular place
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
grotesqueness
grotesqueness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being grotesque.
hawthornesque
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.
inquisitorialness
inquisitorialness
noun
The quality of being inquisitorial.
interequinoctial
interequinoctial
adj
Coming between the equinoxes.
irondequoit
isoquercitrin
isoquercitrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid glycoside, isolated from mangoes or from the giant rhubarb, that has anti-inflammatory activity
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
nonfrequent
nonfrequent
adj
Not frequent.
nonfrequently
nonrelinquishment
nonrelinquishment
noun
Lack of relinquishment; failure to relinquish.
nonrequirement
nonrequirement
noun
That which is not a requirement.
nonrequisite
nonrequisitely
nonrequisiteness
nonrequisition
nonrequisition
noun
Absence of requisition.
nonrequital
nonsequestered
nonsequestered
adj
Not sequestered.
nonsequestration
nonsequestration
noun
Absence of sequestration.
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
overfrequent
overfrequent
adj
Excessively frequent.
overfrequently
overfrequently
adv
Too often.
overqualification
overqualification
noun
The quality of being overqualified.
overquantity
overquantity
noun
An excessive quantity; surplus.
overquietness
overquietness
noun
Excessive quietness.
oxyanthraquinone
penetrolqgy
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
preacquisition
preacquisition
adj
Prior to acquisition
noun
acquisition prior to some other action.
preconquest
preconquest
adj
Prior to conquest.
preconquestal
preconquestal
adj
Synonym of preconquest
preconquestual
preequalization
preinquisition
preliquidation
preliquidation
adj
Before liquidation.
prequalification
prequalification
adj
Prior to a qualification being awarded.
noun
qualification in advance
prequestion
prequotation
prequoting
prerequisition
proconquest
propinquities
propinquities
noun
plural of propinquity
pseudoequalitarian
pseudoequalitarian
adj
Apparently, but not actually, equalitarian.
quadricotyledonous
quadricrescentoid
quadricrescentoid
adj
(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.
quadrisection
quadrisection
noun
One quarter of something.
The action of dividing something into four parts.
quadrivoltine
quadrivoltine
adj
Having four broods or litters in one year.
quadrupedation
quaestorian
quaestorian
adj
Relating to a quaestor.
quakerization
quakerization
Noun
conversion to the Quaker religion
quakertown
quantometer
quantometer
noun
A device for performing spectrographic analysis.
quarrystone
quarterization
quarterization
noun
(business) generation of quarterly data based on figures from periods of another size
division into quarters
quarternion
quarteron
quarteron
noun
(obsolete) A quarter; especially, a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred.
Obsolete form of quadroon.
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.
quaterion
quaternion
quaternion
noun
(mathematics) A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.
A group or set of four people or things.
A word of four syllables.
quaternionic
quaternionic
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a quaternion
quaternionist
quaternionist
noun
One who studies or promotes the use of quaternions.
quaternions
quaternions
noun
plural of quaternion
quateron
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
quatrocentist
quatrocentist
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentist
quatrocento
quattrocento
quattrocento
noun
The 1400s, the fifteenth-century Renaissance Italian period.
quattuordecillion
quattuordecillion
num
(US, Britain, Australia, rare, short scale) 10⁴⁵.
(dated, Britain, Australia, rare, long scale) 10⁸⁴.
quattuordecillionth
queenroot
queenroot
noun
Synonym of queen's delight (“the plant Stillingia sylvatica”)
quercitron
quercitron
noun
A yellow dye obtained from the bark of the black oak.
The black oak tree, Quercus velutina, indigenous to North America.
quercitrons
quercitrons
noun
plural of quercitron
quernstone
quernstone
noun
Either of a pair of stones used for grinding material by hand.
querulation
questionaries
questionaries
noun
plural of questionary
questionary
questionary
adj
Inquiring; asking questions; testing.
noun
(archaic) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
A questionnaire.
questioner
questioner
noun
A person who asks questions, or who conducts an official enquiry.
questioners
questioners
noun
plural of questioner
questionnaire
questionnaire
noun
A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey
verb
to survey using questionnaires
questionnaires
questionnaires
noun
plural of questionnaire
questionniare
questionniares
questmonger
questmonger
noun
(archaic, derogatory) One who encourages petty lawsuits.
quincewort
quincewort
Noun
squinancywort
quinometry
quinometry
noun
(archaic) The art of estimating the quantity of quinine in cinchona bark, and in the commercial salts of this alkaloid.
quinquepartition
quinternion
quinternion
noun
(bookbinding) Five gathered sheets of paper folded in two for binding together.
quintero
quinteron
quinteroon
quitterbone
quodlibetarian
quodlibetarian
noun
One who discusses any subject at pleasure.
quoratean
reacquisition
reacquisition
noun
A second or subsequent acquisition.
reacquisitions
reacquisitions
noun
plural of reacquisition
reconquest
reconquest
noun
The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory.
reconquests
reconquests
noun
plural of reconquest
reliquidation
reliquidation
noun
A second or subsequent liquidation.
requalification
requalification
noun
The act of qualifying again
requestion
requestion
verb
To question again.
requisition
requisition
noun
(law) A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.
(military) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.
A call; an invitation; a summons.
A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.
A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
verb
(transitive) To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.