Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chylaqueous
chylaqueous
adj
(zoology) Consisting of chyle diluted with water; said of a liquid that forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals.
chymaqueous
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
harlequinic
harlequinic
adj
Of or relating to a harlequin (pantomime fool).
monchiquite
monchiquite
noun
(mineralogy) A black, basaltic igneous rock consisting of a ground mass of automorphic augite and magnetite with many embedded phenocrysts, usually of olivine.
quackenbush
quebrachine
quebrachine
noun
An alkaloid, probably identical to yohimbine, from the quebracho tree