A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
conquistadors
contramarque
corinthianesque
counteracquittance
counterequivalent
counterquartered
counterquartered
adj
(heraldry) Doubly divided into quarters, so that each quarter is itself quartered.
counterquarterly
electroplaque
electroplaque
noun
Synonym of electrocyte
equianchorate
equianharmonic
equianharmonic
adj
(mathematics) equally anharmonic; specifically, whose anharmonic ratio is a cube root of unity
noun
(geometry) A set of four points whose cross ratio (or anharmonic ratio) is a cube root of 1.
equicaloric
equicaloric
adj
Having the same number of calories.
equimolecular
equimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of molecules (of two or more compounds)
equiponderance
equiponderance
noun
The state of being equal in weight; equipoise
equiponderancy
equiponderancy
noun
Archaic form of equiponderance.
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
equivocatory
equivocatory
adj
Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
fouquieriaceae
fouquieriaceous
fouquieriaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the plant family Fouquieriaceae.
grandiloquence
grandiloquence
noun
Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
inconquerable
inconquerable
adj
That cannot be conquered; unconquerable.
interequinoctial
interequinoctial
adj
Coming between the equinoxes.
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
leucoquinizarin
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
overqualification
overqualification
noun
The quality of being overqualified.
parciloquy
pectoriloquial
pectoriloquial
adj
(rare) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, pectoriloquy.
preacquisition
preacquisition
adj
Prior to acquisition
noun
acquisition prior to some other action.
preconquestal
preconquestal
adj
Synonym of preconquest
preconquestual
prequalification
prequalification
adj
Prior to a qualification being awarded.
noun
qualification in advance
proacquisition
proacquittal
proaquatic
psychoquackeries
quadraphonic
quadraphonic
adj
(of a sound system) Employing four independent channels or speakers.
quadraphonics
quadraphonics
noun
quadraphonic sound
quadrichord
quadrichord
noun
(obsolete, music) tetrachord
quadricone
quadricone
noun
(geometry) A quadric cone.
quadricorn
quadricorn
noun
Any quadricornous (four-horned) animal
quadricornous
quadricornous
adj
having four horns
quadricostate
quadricostate
adj
Having four ribs.
quadricotyledonous
quadricovariant
quadricovariant
noun
(mathematics) a covariant of degree 4
quadricrescentoid
quadricrescentoid
adj
(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.
quadrifocal
quadrifocal
adj
(optics) Of or pertaining to lenses that have four different powers per eye.
quadrifurcation
quadrifurcation
noun
A division into four branches
quadrilocular
quadrilocular
adj
Having four cells or compartments.
quadriloculate
quadriloculate
adj
Having four loculi
quadrimolecular
quadrimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Involving four molecules
quadrinomical
quadriphonic
quadriphonic
adj
Alternative form of quadraphonic
quadriportico
quadriportico
noun
(architecture) A four-sided portico.
quadriporticus
quadriporticus
noun
A nearly square courtyard surrounded by colonnaded porticoes.
quadrisection
quadrisection
noun
One quarter of something.
The action of dividing something into four parts.
quadrophonics
quadruplication
quadruplication
noun
multiplication by four
quadruplications
quadruplications
noun
plural of quadruplication
qualificator
qualificator
noun
An officer who examines and prepares causes for trial in the ecclesiastical courts.
qualificatory
qualificatory
adj
That serves as qualification
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.
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.
quaternionic
quaternionic
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a quaternion
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
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.
querciflorae
quinocarbonium
quinocarbonium
noun
(chemistry, attributive) Applied to coloured triarylcarbinol salts that might be regarded as either carbonium compounds or quinonoid derivatives.
quinquelocular
quinquelocular
adj
Having five cells or compartments.
radiofrequency
radiofrequency
adj
Alternative spelling of radio-frequency
noun
Alternative form of radio frequency
reacquisition
reacquisition
noun
A second or subsequent acquisition.
reacquisitions
reacquisitions
noun
plural of reacquisition
requalification
requalification
noun
The act of qualifying again
rhomboquadratic
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.
sobriquetical
sobriquetical
adj
Of or relating to sobriquets.
spheroquartic
squamatotuberculate
squamocellular
squamocellular
adj
Relating to, or composed of squamous cells
squamosoimbricated
squattocracy
squattocracy
noun
(Australia, historical) Wealthy landowners (squatters) considered as a class.
squattocratic
squattocratic
adj
Of or relating to squattocracy.
squireocracy
superacquisition
unconquerable
unconquerable
adj
Not conquerable; indomitable.
unconquerableness
unconquerableness
noun
The state or quality of being unconquerable.
unconquerably
unconquerably
adv
In an unconquerable manner.
violaquercitrin
violaquercitrin
noun
(chemistry) A yellow crystalline glucoside obtained from the pansy (Viola tricolor) and decomposable into glucose and quercitrin.