(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
aquilino
conquian
conquian
noun
(card games) A card game, an ancestor of rummy.
coquelin
coquinas
coquinas
noun
plural of coquina
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).
iniquous
iniquous
adj
Obsolete form of iniquitous.
jonquils
jonquils
noun
plural of jonquil
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
ogunquit
opaquing
opaquing
verb
present participle of opaque
otuquian
pasquino
quantico
quarrion
quarrion
noun
A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.
quatrino
quatrino
noun
Alternative form of quattrino (“old Italian coin”)
quatsino
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.