(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aquation
aquation
noun
(chemistry) The replacement of a ligand by water in a complex
aquatone
aquatone
noun
A print produced by this method.
An offset printing method utilizing a gelatin-coated zinc plate hardened and sensitized to print type, line illustrations, and fine-screen halftones.
aquilino
boqueron
conquers
conquers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conquer
conquest
conquest
noun
(colloquial, figurative) A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.
(figuratively, by extension) An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle.
(obsolete, feudal law) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
(video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
verb
(archaic) To conquer.
(marketing) To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.
conquian
conquian
noun
(card games) A card game, an ancestor of rummy.
coquelin
coquinas
coquinas
noun
plural of coquina
cotquean
cotquean
noun
Alternative form of cot-quean
eloquent
eloquent
adj
Effective in expressing meaning by speech.
Fluently persuasive and articulate.
equation
equation
noun
(astronomy) A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
(mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; from which one is to determine a particular quantity.
The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).
haqueton
iniquous
iniquous
adj
Obsolete form of iniquitous.
jonquils
jonquils
noun
plural of jonquil
loquence
loquency
maroquin
maroquin
noun
(somewhat dated) leather made from goatskin
minocqua
miquelon
miquelon
Proper noun
The northernmost of the islands making up the territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
nonequal
nonequal
adj
Not equal; unequal, different.
noun
One who is not an equal; a person of differing rank or status.
nonquota
nonquota
adj
Not included in a quota
occoquan
ogunquit
opaquing
opaquing
verb
present participle of opaque
otuquian
outqueen
pasquino
poquoson
quadroon
quadroon
adj
(dated, chiefly historical) Of or related to quadroons.
noun
(dated, chiefly historical) A person considered three-fourths white, having one non-white grandparent.
quandong
quandong
noun
(Australia slang, now rare) A confidence trickster.
A small southern Australian shrub (Santalum acuminatum) or its edible red fruit.
Arnhem Land quandong, bony quandong (Elaeocarpus arnhemicus)
Ash quandong (Elaeocarpus reticulatus)
Kuranda quandong (Elaeocarpus bancroftii)
Kuranda quandong (Elaeocarpus johnsonii)
Northern quandong, hard quandong, Northern hard quandong (Elaeocarpus sericopetalus)
The bitter quandong (Santalum murrayanum) or its fruit.
The desert quandong (Santalum lanceolatum) or its fruit.
blue quandong (Elaeocarpus angustifolius) or its fruit.
brown quandong (Elaeocarpus coorangooloo)
brown quandong, grey quandong (Elaeocarpus ruminatus)
brown-hearted quandong (Elaeocarpus kirtonii)
brush quandong, blue quandong, white quandong, quandong (Elaeocarpus grandis)
white quandong, Northern quandong (Elaeocarpus foveolatus)
quantico
quantong
quarrion
quarrion
noun
A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.
quartano
quateron
quatrino
quatrino
noun
Alternative form of quattrino (“old Italian coin”)
quatsino
queendom
queendom
noun
A realm ruled by a queen.
The condition or character of a queen; queenly rule, power, or authority.
The subjects of such a realm.
question
question
noun
(now archaic, historical, chiefly with definite article) Interrogation by torture.
(obsolete) Talk; conversation; speech.
A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.
A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
verb
(intransitive) To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine.
(intransitive, obsolete) To argue; to converse; to dispute.
(transitive) To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
(transitive) To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
quiberon
quiberon
Proper noun
A town and seaside resort in Brittany, France.
quinitol
quinogen
quinogen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A hypothetical radical of quinine and related alkaloids.
quinoids
quinoids
noun
plural of quinoid
quinolas
quinolin
quinolyl
quinolyl
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A univalent radical derived from quinoline
quinones
quinones
noun
plural of quinone
quinonic
quinonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to, or characteristic of a quinone
quinonyl
quinovic
quinovic
adj
Of or pertaining to quinovic acid
quinovin
quinovin
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks.
quintato
quintero
quintole
quintole
noun
(historical) A five-stringed viol common in France in the 18th century.
(music) A group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of three, four or six.
quintons
quintons
noun
plural of quinton
quinwood
quistron
quodding
quodding
verb
present participle of quod
quodling
quoining
quoining
noun
(architecture) The architectural elements, such as stone or brick, that form a quoin
verb
present participle of quoin
quoiting
quoiting
verb
present participle of quoit
quominus
quonking
quonking
verb
present participle of quonk
quotient
quotient
noun
(arithmetic) The integer part of the result of such division.
(arithmetic) The number resulting from the division of one number by another.
(mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.
(obsolete, rare) A quotum or quota.
squadron
squadron
noun
(US, military, U.S. Space Force) A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
(military) A body of infantrymen made up of several platoons, averaging from eighty to one hundred and fifty men, and led by a captain or a major.
(military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
(military, historical, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
(military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
(obsolete) A body of troops drawn up in a square.
verb
(transitive) To divide up into squadrons.
squarson
squarson
noun
A squire who is also the local rector.
torquing
torquing
verb
present participle of torque
totaquin
totaquin
noun
Alternative form of totaquina
unopaque
unquoted
unquoted
adj
Not enclosed in quotation marks.
Not having been quoted; whose words have not been repeated by others.
Not quoted on the stock exchange.
unquotes
unquotes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unquote