(organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
aquifoliaceae
armouchiquois
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Colloquial style of speaking.
colloquialist
colloquialist
noun
A good conversationalist.
A person who uses colloquial words or phrases.
colloquiality
colloquiality
noun
(countable) A colloquial term, utterance, etc.; a colloquialism.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being colloquial; colloquialness.
colloquialize
colloquialize
verb
(transitive) To render colloquial.
conquistadors
consequential
consequential
adj
(of a person) Self-important.
Following as a result.
Having significant consequences; of importance.
Important or significant.
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
electroplaque
electroplaque
noun
Synonym of electrocyte
equianchorate
equilibration
equilibration
noun
The formation, or maintenance, of an equilibrium
equilibratory
equilibratory
adj
Relating to the physical sense of balance, or equilibrium.
equimolecular
equimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of molecules (of two or more compounds)
equinoctially
equinoctially
adv
In an equinoctial manner; relative to the equinox.
equipartition
equipartition
noun
(mathematics, of a graph) The partition of its vertex set into sets whose sizes differ from each other by no more than 1.
(statistical mechanics) Short for w:Equipartition theorem.
The division of something into equal parts.
verb
(transitive) To divide into equal parts.
equiponderant
equiponderant
adj
(obsolete) Having equal weight.
equiponderate
equiponderate
verb
To counterbalance.
equipotential
equipotential
adj
Having equal potential.
noun
A region whose every point has the same potential.
equisetaceous
equisetaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Equisetaceae, or horsetails.
equivocalness
equivocalness
noun
The state of being equivocal; ambiguity
equivocations
equivocations
noun
plural of equivocation
equivoluminal
equivoluminal
adj
Having an equal volume or capacity
frequentation
frequentation
noun
The act of frequenting a particular place
gastriloquial
gastriloquism
gastriloquism
noun
(obsolete) ventriloquism
gastriloquist
gastriloquist
noun
(archaic) A ventriloquist.
gastriloquous
glacioaqueous
glacioaqueous
adj
Relating to, or formed by, both ice and water.
grandiloquent
grandiloquent
adj
(of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid
grandiloquous
grandiloquous
adj
grandiloquent
hawthornesque
holoquinoidal
inconquerable
inconquerable
adj
That cannot be conquered; unconquerable.
inequicostate
inquisitional
inquisitional
adj
Of or pertaining to an inquisition.
inquisitorial
inquisitorial
adj
(law) Describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge.
In a manner of inquisition or inquisitors.
Of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the Inquisition.
jusquaboutist
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
liquidization
liquidization
noun
The action, or the result of liquidizing
magniloquence
magniloquence
noun
The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse.
mastosquamose
meriquinoidal
misquotations
misquotations
noun
plural of misquotation
mosquitocidal
mosquitocidal
adj
Acting as a mosquitocide; fatal to mosquitos.
mousquetaires
mousquetaires
noun
plural of mousquetaire
nonequability
nonequalizing
nonequatorial
nonequatorial
adj
Not equatorial.
nonequestrian
nonequestrian
adj
Not equestrian.
noun
One who is not an equestrian.
nonequivalent
nonequivalent
adj
Not equivalent; different.
nonqualifying
nonqualifying
adj
That does not qualify.
nonrequirable
nonsequacious
nonsequacious
adj
Not sequacious.
nonsequential
nonsequential
adj
Not sequential; not in any regular sequence
nonubiquitary
obliquangular
obliquangular
adj
(archaic, geometry) Formed of oblique angles.
outequivocate
overqualified
overqualified
adj
Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
oversqueamish
oversqueamish
adj
Excessively squeamish.
passamaquoddy
passamaquoddy
Noun
A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
Proper noun
The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy, still spoken in Maine and New Brunswick.
petrosquamous
petrosquamous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the petrous and squamous parts of the temporal bone.
photoaquatint
preconquestal
preconquestal
adj
Synonym of preconquest
pseudoantique
pseudoantique
adj
Apparently, but not actually, antique.
pseudoaquatic
quadraphonics
quadraphonics
noun
quadraphonic sound
quadratojugal
quadratojugal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone.
noun
(anatomy) A small jaw bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds.
quadricornous
quadricornous
adj
having four horns
quadricostate
quadricostate
adj
Having four ribs.
quadrifarious
quadrifarious
adj
(botany) Arranged in four rows or ranks.
quadrifoliate
quadrifoliate
adj
(botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
quadrifolious
quadrifrontal
quadrifrontal
adj
(architecture) In the form of a quadrifrons.
quadrillionth
quadrillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one quadrillion.
noun
One of a quadrillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the quadrillionth position.
quadrilocular
quadrilocular
adj
Having four cells or compartments.
quadrinomical
quadrinominal
quadrinominal
adj
Alternative form of quadrinomial
quadrioxalate
quadriportico
quadriportico
noun
(architecture) A four-sided portico.
quadrisection
quadrisection
noun
One quarter of something.
The action of dividing something into four parts.
quadrivoltine
quadrivoltine
adj
Having four broods or litters in one year.
quadrophonics
quakerization
quakerization
Noun
conversion to the Quaker religion
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.
qualificatory
qualificatory
adj
That serves as qualification
quarrelsomely
quarrelsomely
adv
In a quarrelsome manner.
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.
quartziferous
quartziferous
adj
Yielding or containing quartz.
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.
quaternionist
quaternionist
noun
One who studies or promotes the use of quaternions.
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
quatrocentist
quatrocentist
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentist
quatuorvirate
quatuorvirate
noun
Misspelling of quattuorvirate.
questionaries
questionaries
noun
plural of questionary
questionnaire
questionnaire
noun
A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey
verb
to survey using questionnaires
questionniare
quezaltenango
quinonization
quinovatannic
quinquelobate
quinquelobate
adj
Having five lobes.
quintocubital
quintocubital
adj
Alternative form of quincubital
quodlibetical
quodlibetical
adj
(philosophy) Of or relating to quodlibet; of a question, posed extemporaneously.
quotationally
quotationally
adv
As a quotation; by use of quotations.
quotidianness
quotidianness
noun
The quality of being quotidian.
reacquisition
reacquisition
noun
A second or subsequent acquisition.
reliquidation
reliquidation
noun
A second or subsequent liquidation.
requisitorial
sanctiloquent
sanctiloquent
adj
Prone to speaking in a sanctimonious manner; preachy.
Speaking of holy or sacred things.
sequestration
sequestration
noun
The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
sesquioctaval
sobriquetical
sobriquetical
adj
Of or relating to sobriquets.
spheroquartic
squamelliform
squamomastoid
squatterproof
squattocratic
squattocratic
adj
Of or relating to squattocracy.
suaviloquence
suaviloquence
noun
The quality of pleasantness or sweetness in speech or writing.
subequatorial
subequatorial
adj
(geography) Belonging to a region adjacent to an equatorial area.
subopaqueness
subteraqueous
tetraquetrous
unconquerable
unconquerable
adj
Not conquerable; indomitable.
unconquerably
unconquerably
adv
In an unconquerable manner.
unequivocably
unequivocably
adv
(proscribed) Nonstandard form of unequivocally.
unequivocally
unequivocally
adv
In a way that leaves no doubt; in an unequivocal or unambiguous manner, unquestionably.
unliquidation
unquarrelsome
unquarrelsome
adj
Not quarrelsome.
unquestionate
unquestionate
adj
(Scotland, obsolete) Unquestioned.
ventriloquial
ventriloquial
adj
Of bird vocalisations, sounding as though emanating from a location other than where the vocalising bird is.