One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
beliquoring
bouquetiere
broomsquire
caquetoires
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chontaquiro
coquecigrue
coquecigrue
noun
(mathematics) A certain mathematical object in connection with Leibniz algebras.
A chimera.
corequisite
corequisite
noun
(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
disquisitor
disquisitor
noun
A person who makes a disquisition; an inquirer or investigator.
duroquinone
duroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A 1,4-quinone derived from durene
equicaloric
equicaloric
adj
Having the same number of calories.
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
gastriloquy
gastriloquy
noun
(rare) A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy.
hydroquinol
inquiration
inquiration
noun
(UK, dialect) inquiry
inquisitors
inquisitors
noun
plural of inquisitor
inquisitory
inquisitory
adj
In the manner of an inquisition or inquiry.
irondequoit
liquidators
liquidators
noun
plural of liquidator
liquorishly
maquiladora
maquiladora
noun
An assembly plant in Mexico owned by a company from the United States or another foreign country, using cheap local labour and imported components, and which then exports its products to the company's country of origin; also (by extension) similar factories in other countries.
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
meriquinoid
meriquinone
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
nonrequital
outquerying
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
overquickly
overquickly
adv
In an overquick manner; too quickly.
overquietly
paraquinone
paraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzoquinone
perquisitor
perquisitor
noun
The first purchaser of an estate.
prequestion
procritique
proequality
propinquant
propinquity
propinquity
noun
Affiliation or similarity.
Nearness or proximity
propinquous
propinquous
adj
Synonym of propinquent
prosequitur
quadrichord
quadrichord
noun
(obsolete, music) tetrachord
quadrifocal
quadrifocal
adj
(optics) Of or pertaining to lenses that have four different powers per eye.
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
quadrillion
quadrillion
noun
(figuratively, slang, hyperbolic) Any very large number, exceeding normal description.
num
(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^4): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.
(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000,000^2): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10²⁴.
quadrilobed
quadrilobed
Adjective
Having four lobes.
quadrilogue
quadrilogue
noun
Alternative spelling of quadralogue
quadrinodal
quadrinodal
adj
(mathematics) Having four nodes.
quadripolar
quadripolar
adj
Having four poles
quadrivious
quadrivious
adj
(rare) In four directions; four ways.
quaestorial
quaestorial
adj
Of or relating to a quaestor.
quaestorian
quaestorian
adj
Relating to a quaestor.
quarterfoil
quarterfoil
noun
Archaic form of quatrefoil.
quarternion
quaternions
quaternions
noun
plural of quaternion
quatrefoils
quatrefoils
noun
plural of quatrefoil
quercitrons
quercitrons
noun
plural of quercitron
querimonies
querimonies
noun
plural of querimony
querulation
querulosity
querulosity
noun
querulousness
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.
questioners
questioners
noun
plural of questioner
questorship
questorship
noun
Alternative form of quaestorship
quinhydrone
quinhydrone
noun
(chemistry) a molecular complex of a quinone and its corresponding hydroquinone
quinternion
quinternion
noun
(bookbinding) Five gathered sheets of paper folded in two for binding together.
quirquincho
quirquincho
noun
(archaic) The armadillo.
quitterbone
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.
requisitory
requisitory
adj
Sought for; demanded.
requotation
requotation
noun
The act of quoting something again.
scioterique
siliquiform
siliquiform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a silique.
soubriquets
soubriquets
noun
plural of soubriquet
squadroning
squadroning
verb
present participle of squadron
tauromaquia
toquerville
tourniquets
tourniquets
noun
plural of tourniquet
triquetrous
triquetrous
adj
Triangular; especially (in natural sciences), having a triangular cross-section.