A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
aquafortis
aquafortis
noun
Alternative form of aqua fortis
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
aquifoliaceae
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
arquifoux
arquifoux
noun
Alternative form of alquifou
benzofuroquinoxaline
buffoonesque
cinquefoil
cinquefoil
noun
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
(topology) A particular knot of five crossings.
A potentilla (flower).
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
disqualification
disqualification
noun
(basketball): The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
disqualifications
disqualifications
noun
plural of disqualification
equiform
equiform
adj
Having the same form; uniform, equiformal
equiformal
equiformal
adj
equiform
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
fatiloquent
fatiloquent
adj
prophetic; speaking of fate.
filioque
filioque
noun
(theology) The use of the Latin word filioque (“and the son”) in the Western form of the Nicene Creed, to indicate that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son (as opposed to the Eastern churches which believe the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone).
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
forequarter
forequarter
noun
The foreleg, shoulder and surrounding area of the body of a quadruped.
The front half of a side of meat.
forequarters
forequarters
noun
plural of forequarter
forequoted
forequoted
adj
Cited before; quoted in an earlier part of the treatise or essay.
forerequest
formalesque
formalesque
adj
(art) modernist; of the artistic style of the period from around 1890 to 1960
fosque
foucquet
fouqu
fouque
fouquet
fouquieria
fouquieriaceae
fouquieriaceous
fouquieriaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the plant family Fouquieriaceae.
fourquine
foursquare
foursquare
adj
(by extension) Solid, robust.
(cryptography) Pertaining to a four-square cipher.
Having four equal sides; square.
Pertaining to the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
noun
(architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall.
(cryptography) A four-square cipher.
Alternative form of four square
foursquarely
foursquareness
frasquito
frequentation
frequentation
noun
The act of frequenting a particular place
frontosquamosal
frontosquamosal
adj
At the front of the squamosal
gyrofrequencies
gyrofrequencies
noun
plural of gyrofrequency
gyrofrequency
gyrofrequency
noun
(physics) The frequency of the circular motion of a charged particle in the presence of a uniform magnetic field.
liquefaction
liquefaction
noun
Process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas)
The liquid or semiliquid that results from this process.
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
liquiform
liquiform
adj
Resembling a liquid.
mosquitofish
mosquitofish
noun
Any of several small fish that feed on mosquitoes, but especially those of the genus Gambusia.
mosquitofishes
mosquitofishes
noun
plural of mosquitofish
mosquitoproof
mosquitoproof
adj
Resistant to mosquitos.
nondisqualifying
nondisqualifying
adj
Not disqualifying.
nonfrequence
nonfrequency
nonfrequent
nonfrequent
adj
Not frequent.
nonfrequently
nonliquefiable
nonliquefying
nonliquefying
adj
Not liquefying.
nonqualification
nonqualification
noun
Lack of qualification; failure to qualify.
nonqualifying
nonqualifying
adj
That does not qualify.
outquaff
overfrequency
overfrequency
noun
(electrical) The condition where the frequency of an electrical supply rises above normal parameters.
overfrequent
overfrequent
adj
Excessively frequent.
overfrequently
overfrequently
adv
Too often.
overqualification
overqualification
noun
The quality of being overqualified.
overqualified
overqualified
adj
Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
overqualifying
overqualifying
verb
present participle of overqualify
pasqueflower
pasqueflower
noun
Alternative spelling of pasque flower
prequalification
prequalification
adj
Prior to a qualification being awarded.
noun
qualification in advance
quadratiferous
quadrifarious
quadrifarious
adj
(botany) Arranged in four rows or ranks.
quadrifariously
quadrifariously
adv
In a quadrifarious manner.
quadrifocal
quadrifocal
adj
(optics) Of or pertaining to lenses that have four different powers per eye.
quadrifoil
quadrifoil
adj
Alternative form of quadrifoliate
quadrifoliate
quadrifoliate
adj
(botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
quadrifoliolate
quadrifoliolate
adj
(botany) Having four leaflets.
quadrifolious
quadrifolium
quadriform
quadriform
adj
Having four forms, parts or aspects
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
quadrifrontal
quadrifrontal
adj
(architecture) In the form of a quadrifrons.
quadrifurcation
quadrifurcation
noun
A division into four branches
quakeproof
quakeproof
adj
Capable of withstanding an earthquake.
verb
(transitive) To modify (a structure) to make it capable of withstanding an earthquake.
qualification
qualification
noun
(UK) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.
(obsolete) A quality or attribute.
A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.
An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
qualifications
qualifications
noun
plural of qualification
qualificator
qualificator
noun
An officer who examines and prepares causes for trial in the ecclesiastical courts.
qualificatory
qualificatory
adj
That serves as qualification
qualmproof
quantification
quantification
noun
(economics) The expression of an economic activity in monetary units.
(logic) A limitation that is imposed on the variables of a proposition.
The act of quantifying.
quantifications
quantifications
noun
plural of quantification
quarrelproof
quarterfoil
quarterfoil
noun
Archaic form of quatrefoil.
quartziferous
quartziferous
adj
Yielding or containing quartz.
quatrefoil
quatrefoil
noun
(architecture) A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with four lobes.
quatrefoiled
quatrefoiled
adj
(architecture) decorated with quatrefoils
quatrefoils
quatrefoils
noun
plural of quatrefoil
quatrefoliated
querciflorae
quibbleproof
quickfoot
quinoform
quinquefarious
quinquefarious
adj
(botany, rare) Arranged in five vertical rows.
quinquefoil
quinquefoil
noun
Alternative form of cinquefoil
quinquefoliate
quinquefoliate
adj
(botany) Having five leaves or leaflets.
quinquefoliated
quinquefoliated
adj
(botany) Having five leaves
quinquefoliolate
quinquefoliolate
adj
(botany) Having five leaflets.
quintefoil
quintfoil
quizzification
quizzification
noun
(dated) quizzing; teasing; mockery
radiofrequency
radiofrequency
adj
Alternative spelling of radio-frequency
noun
Alternative form of radio frequency
requalification
requalification
noun
The act of qualifying again
roquefort
siliquiferous
siliquiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing a silique.
siliquiform
siliquiform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a silique.
squaliform
squaliform
adj
Shaped like a shark
noun
Any shark of the order Squaliformes
squamelliferous
squamelliform
squamiferous
squamiferous
adj
Scaly; covered in scales.
squamiform
squamiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a scale.
squamuliform
squamuliform
adj
Resembling a squamula or little scale.
squatterproof
squawflower
squeakproof
squeakproof
adj
Resistant to making squeaking sounds.
squirrelproof
squirrelproof
adj
Resistant to squirrels.
sulfaquinoxaline
sulfaquinoxaline
noun
(pharmacology) A drug used in veterinary medicine to treat coccidiosis.
unqualification
unqualification
noun
Absence of qualification; the condition of not being qualified.