(botany) Belonging to the plant family Fouquieriaceae.
glacioaqueous
glacioaqueous
adj
Relating to, or formed by, both ice and water.
inacquiescent
inacquiescent
adj
Not acquiescent.
inadequacies
inadequacies
noun
plural of inadequacy
inconsequentia
inconsequentia
noun
Trivia; items or facts of little or no importance.
inconsequential
inconsequential
adj
Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
Not logically following from the premises.
noun
Something unimportant; something that does not matter.
inconsequentiality
inconsequentiality
noun
(countable) anything that is inconsequential
(uncountable) the property of being inconsequential
inconsequentially
inconsequentially
adv
In an inconsequential manner.
inequicostate
jacquards
jacquards
noun
plural of jacquard
jacques
jacques
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of jakes: a place to urinate or defecate, an outhouse or lavatory.
jaqitsch
lacquerers
lacquerers
noun
plural of lacquerer
lacquerist
lacquers
lacquers
noun
plural of lacquer
lacquerwares
lacquerwares
noun
plural of lacquerware
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
lacqueys
lacqueys
noun
plural of lacquey
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
loquacious
loquacious
adj
Talkative; chatty.
loquaciously
loquaciously
adv
In a loquacious manner.
loquaciousness
loquaciousness
noun
The state or property of being loquacious.
loquacities
loquacities
noun
plural of loquacity
macabresque
macaques
macaques
noun
plural of macaque
michelangelesque
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
mosquitocidal
mosquitocidal
adj
Acting as a mosquitocide; fatal to mosquitos.
nonacquaintanceship
nonacquiescence
nonacquiescence
noun
Lack of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.
nonacquiescent
nonacquiescently
nonacquiescing
nonacquiescing
adj
Not acquiescing; not resting one's opposition to something.
nonacquisitive
nonacquisitive
adj
Not acquisitive.
nonacquisitively
nonacquisitiveness
nonacquisitiveness
Noun
The quality of not being acquisitive.
nonconsequential
nonconsequential
adj
Not consequential.
nonconsequentiality
nonconsequentially
nonconsequentialness
nonsequacious
nonsequacious
adj
Not sequacious.
nonsequaciously
nonsequaciousness
nonsequacity
pasquilic
pasquillic
paycheques
paycheques
noun
plural of paycheque
petrarchesque
picaresque
picaresque
adj
(literature) Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero.
Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.
noun
(literature) A picaresque novel.
picaresques
picaresques
noun
plural of picaresque
piquancies
piquancies
noun
plural of piquancy
piscataqua
plusquamperfect
plusquamperfect
noun
(grammar, rare) pluperfect
preacquisition
preacquisition
adj
Prior to acquisition
noun
acquisition prior to some other action.
preacquisitive
preacquisitively
preacquisitiveness
preconquestal
preconquestal
adj
Synonym of preconquest
preconquestual
proacquisition
pseudoacquaintance
pseudoaquatic
psychoquackeries
quackenbush
quackeries
quackeries
noun
plural of quackery
quackiest
quackiest
adj
superlative form of quacky: most quacky
quackish
quackish
adj
Like a quack (fraudulent doctor), or characteristic of quackery.
quackishly
quackishly
adv
In a quackish manner.
quackishness
quackishness
noun
The state or condition of being quackish.
quackism
quackism
noun
Behaviour of a quack; quackery.
quackisms
quackisms
noun
plural of quackism
quacks
quacks
noun
plural of quack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quack
quacksalver
quacksalver
noun
(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
quacksalvers
quacksalvers
noun
plural of quacksalver
quackster
quackster
noun
(rare) A quack or charlatan.
quadraphonics
quadraphonics
noun
quadraphonic sound
quadratics
quadratics
noun
plural of quadratic
quadribasic
quadribasic
adj
(chemistry) tetrabasic
quadricapsular
quadricapsular
adj
(botany) Having four capsules
quadricapsulate
quadricentennials
quadricentennials
noun
plural of quadricentennial
quadriceps
quadriceps
noun
(anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
quadricepses
quadricepses
noun
plural of quadriceps
quadricornous
quadricornous
adj
having four horns
quadricostate
quadricostate
adj
Having four ribs.
quadricotyledonous
quadricrescentic
quadricrescentoid
quadricrescentoid
adj
(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.
quadrics
quadrics
noun
plural of quadric
quadricuspid
quadricuspid
adj
Having four cusps.
quadricuspidal
quadricuspidate
quadricyclist
quadricyclist
noun
One who rides a quadricycle.
quadriporticus
quadriporticus
noun
A nearly square courtyard surrounded by colonnaded porticoes.
quadrisect
quadrisect
verb
(transitive) To divide into four parts.
quadrisected
quadrisected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect
quadrisection
quadrisection
noun
One quarter of something.
The action of dividing something into four parts.
quadrisulcate
quadrisulcate
adj
Having four hooves
quadrisulcated
quadrisyllabic
quadrisyllabic
Adjective
Having four syllables
quadrisyllabical
quadrisyllabical
adj
quadrisyllabic
quadrophonics
quadruplicates
quadruplicates
noun
plural of quadruplicate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruplicate
quadruplications
quadruplications
noun
plural of quadruplication
quaiches
quaichs
quaichs
noun
plural of quaich
qualifications
qualifications
noun
plural of qualification
quantics
quantics
noun
plural of quantic
quantifications
quantifications
noun
plural of quantification
quarterbacks
quarterbacks
noun
plural of quarterback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback
quarterdeckish
quarterdecks
quarterdecks
noun
plural of quarterdeck
quarterspace
quarterstetch
quartics
quartics
noun
plural of quartic
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quasicontinuous
quasicontinuous
adj
(mathematics, physics) Having some characteristics of a continuous function, system etc
quasicrystal
quasicrystal
noun
(physics, chemistry) any solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity
quasijudicial
quasijudicial
adj
Having a resemblance to a judicial system or process
quasiparticle
quasiparticle
noun
(physics) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles
quasiperiodic
quasiperiodic
adj
(mathematics, of a function) Such that an increment of a variable leads to a multiplication by some function.
(physics, of an oscillation) Having two unrelated periods.
Almost periodic; recurring at irregular intervals.
quasquicentennial
quasquicentennial
adj
Relating to a period of 125 years.
noun
A 125th anniversary.
A celebration to mark such an anniversary.
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
quatrocentist
quatrocentist
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentist
queachiest
quechuas
quenchableness
quenchableness
noun
The quality of being quenchable.
quicksand
quicksand
noun
Anything that pulls one down or buries one metaphorically
Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
quicksands
quicksands
noun
plural of quicksand
quicksandy
quicksandy
adj
quicksandlike
quiinaceous
quillbacks
quillbacks
noun
plural of quillback
quinacrines
quinacrines
noun
plural of quinacrine
quincubitalism
quindecasyllabic
quindecasyllabic
adj
(prosody) Having fifteen syllables.
quinquecapsular
quinquecostate
quinquecostate
adj
(botany) Having five ribs.
quinquesyllabic
quinquesyllabic
Adjective
Having five syllables.
quintocubitalism
quintocubitalism
noun
The property of being quintocubital.
quintuplicates
quintuplicates
noun
plural of quintuplicate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quintuplicate
quitclaims
quitclaims
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quitclaim
quittances
quittances
noun
plural of quittance
quizzacious
quizzacious
adj
(rare) Mocking or satirical.
quizzicalness
quizzicalness
Noun
The state or condition of being quizzical.
racquetballs
racquetballs
noun
plural of racquetball
racquets
racquets
noun
a game for two or four players, played in an enclosed court with a small hard fast-moving ball
plural of racquet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of racquet
reacquaints
reacquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reacquaint
reacquires
reacquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reacquire
reacquisition
reacquisition
noun
A second or subsequent acquisition.
reacquisitions
reacquisitions
noun
plural of reacquisition
requiescat
requiescat
noun
A prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of a dead person
requiescats
requiescats
noun
plural of requiescat
sacque
sacque
noun
Alternative spelling of sack (“a short, loose-fitting garment for women and children”)
sacques
sacques
noun
plural of sacque
sanctiloquent
sanctiloquent
adj
Prone to speaking in a sanctimonious manner; preachy.