(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquirable
acquirable
adj
Capable of being acquired.
acquisible
acquisible
adj
Synonym of acquirable (“capable of being acquired”)
aquincubital
aquincubital
adj
(ornithology) Lacking a fifth cubital remex.
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubital
aquintocubital
adj
Alternative form of aquincubital
aquintocubitalism
aquocarbonic
aquopentamminecobaltic
bacquet
becquer
becquerel
becquerel
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
bronchiloquy
chequebook
chequebook
noun
A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chibouque
chibouque
noun
Alternative form of chibouk
colliquable
colliquable
adj
(obsolete, rare) Liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid.
conquerable
conquerable
adj
Capable of being conquered or subdued.
conquerableness
conquerableness
noun
The quality of being conquerable.
coquimbite
coquimbite
noun
(mineralogy) The nonahydrate of iron(III) sulfate.
coquimbo
equibalance
equibalance
noun
Equal weight; equiponderance.
verb
(transitive) To make of equal weight; to counterbalance.
equibalanced
equibalanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equibalance
equichangeable
equilibristic
equilibristic
adj
Of or pertaining to equilibristics.
inconquerable
inconquerable
adj
That cannot be conquered; unconquerable.
macabresque
mocambique
oblicque
obsequeence
obsequence
obsequence
noun
Willingness to serve.
obsequience
obsequience
noun
obsequiousness
pequabuck
quackenbush
quadribasic
quadribasic
adj
(chemistry) tetrabasic
quadrisyllabic
quadrisyllabic
Adjective
Having four syllables
quadrisyllabical
quadrisyllabical
adj
quadrisyllabic
quadritubercular
quadritubercular
adj
Having four tubercles or cusps
quadrituberculate
quadrituberculate
adj
Synonym of quadritubercular
quarterback
quarterback
noun
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
verb
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
quarterbacked
quarterbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarterback
quarterbacking
quarterbacking
noun
(American football) The act of playing as a quarterback
(US) The action of making criticisms after the event
verb
present participle of quarterback
quarterbacks
quarterbacks
noun
plural of quarterback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback
qubecois
quebec
quebec
noun
(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Quebec from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
quebecer
quebecer
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the Canadian province of Quebec.
A native or inhabitant of Quebec City, in the province of Quebec.
quebeck
quebecker
quebecois
quebrachamine
quebrachamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from the dried bark of the quebracho tree.
quebrachine
quebrachine
noun
An alkaloid, probably identical to yohimbine, from the quebracho tree
quebrachite
quebrachitol
quebrachitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals
quebracho
quebracho
noun
Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.
The bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.
quenchable
quenchable
adj
Able to be quenched.
quenchableness
quenchableness
noun
The quality of being quenchable.
quickbeam
quickbeam
noun
The European rowan tree.
quickborn
quickborn
adj
(archaic) born alive; not stillborn
quickenbeam
quicksburg
quillback
quillback
noun
Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin, native to the eastern and central United States.
quillbacks
quillbacks
noun
plural of quillback
quincubital
quincubital
adj
(ornithology) Having a fifth cubital remex.
quincubitalism
quindecasyllabic
quindecasyllabic
adj
(prosody) Having fifteen syllables.
quinocarbonium
quinocarbonium
noun
(chemistry, attributive) Applied to coloured triarylcarbinol salts that might be regarded as either carbonium compounds or quinonoid derivatives.
quinquesyllabic
quinquesyllabic
Adjective
Having five syllables.
quinquetubercular
quinquetubercular
adj
Having five tubercles or cusps
quinquetuberculate
quinquetuberculate
adj
Synonym of quinquetubercular
quintocubital
quintocubital
adj
Alternative form of quincubital
quintocubitalism
quintocubitalism
noun
The property of being quintocubital.
quodlibetic
quodlibetic
adj
Of or relating to a quodlibet
quodlibetical
quodlibetical
adj
(philosophy) Of or relating to quodlibet; of a question, posed extemporaneously.
quodlibetically
quodlibetically
adv
In a quodlibetic manner.
racquetball
racquetball
noun
(countable) A ball used for this sport.
(uncountable) A certain sport, similar to squash, but played with a bigger ball.
racquetballs
racquetballs
noun
plural of racquetball
rhomboquadratic
sesquibasic
sesquibasic
adj
(chemistry) Containing, or acting as, a base in the proportions of a sesqui compound.
sesquicarbonate
sesquicarbonate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing one carbonate and one bicarbonate ion in each formula [CO₃HCO₃].
(inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing three carbonate ions for every two metal ions.
shabracque
sobriquetical
sobriquetical
adj
Of or relating to sobriquets.
squamatotuberculate
squamosoimbricated
squibcrack
subaquatic
subaquatic
adj
Located or living under water; submarine.
subclique
subclique
noun
A subdivision of a clique.
subsequence
subsequence
noun
(computer science) A subset of an array with the same ordering.
(mathematics) A sequence that is contained within a larger one.
A subsequent act or thing; a sequel.
The state of being subsequent.
subsequences
subsequences
noun
plural of subsequence
subsequency
subsequency
noun
The act or state of following, or being subsequent.