In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
anthraquinone
anthraquinone
noun
(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.
aquifoliaceae
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
browningesque
byzantinesque
byzantinesque
Adjective
Characteristic of Byzantine art or culture.
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquecentism
cinquecentist
cinquecentist
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Cinquecentist.
codelinquency
colloquialize
colloquialize
verb
(transitive) To render colloquial.
consequential
consequential
adj
(of a person) Self-important.
Following as a result.
Having significant consequences; of importance.
Important or significant.
delinquencies
delinquencies
noun
plural of delinquency
deliquescence
deliquescence
noun
The action or process of deliquescing.
The condition of being deliquescent.
derelinquendi
derequisition
derequisition
verb
(transitive) To return or release (something previously requisitioned).
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
disequilibria
disequilibria
noun
plural of disequilibrium
disquietingly
disquietingly
adv
In a disquieting manner.
electroplaque
electroplaque
noun
Synonym of electrocyte
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equestrianize
equestrianize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To ride on horseback.
equestriennes
equestriennes
noun
plural of equestrienne
equianchorate
equibiradiate
equidifferent
equidifferent
adj
Having equal differences.
equidistantly
equidistantly
adv
In an equidistant manner or to an equidistant degree
equilaterally
equilaterally
adv
In an equilateral manner.
equilibrating
equilibrating
verb
present participle of equilibrate
equilibration
equilibration
noun
The formation, or maintenance, of an equilibrium
equilibrative
equilibrative
adj
That equilibrates
equilibratory
equilibratory
adj
Relating to the physical sense of balance, or equilibrium.
equilibristat
equilibristic
equilibristic
adj
Of or pertaining to equilibristics.
equimolecular
equimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of molecules (of two or more compounds)
equinecessary
equinecessary
adj
Necessary or needful in the same degree.
equinoctially
equinoctially
adv
In an equinoctial manner; relative to the equinox.
equinumerally
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.
equipollently
equipollently
adv
With equal power.
equiponderant
equiponderant
adj
(obsolete) Having equal weight.
equiponderate
equiponderate
verb
To counterbalance.
equiponderous
equiponderous
adj
Having equal weight.
equipotential
equipotential
adj
Having equal potential.
noun
A region whose every point has the same potential.
equiproducing
equisegmented
equisetaceous
equisetaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Equisetaceae, or horsetails.
equitableness
equitableness
noun
The state or quality of being equitable; equitability.
equivalencies
equivalencies
noun
plural of equivalency
equivalencing
equivalencing
verb
present participle of equivalence
equivocalness
equivocalness
noun
The state of being equivocal; ambiguity
equivocations
equivocations
noun
plural of equivocation
equivoluminal
equivoluminal
adj
Having an equal volume or capacity
exquisiteness
exquisiteness
noun
The degree or property of being exquisite.
exquisitively
exquisitively
adv
In an exquisitive manner.
frequentation
frequentation
noun
The act of frequenting a particular place
frequentative
frequentative
adj
(grammar) Serving to express repetition of an action.
noun
(grammar) Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.
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
grotesqueness
grotesqueness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being grotesque.
grotesqueries
grotesqueries
noun
plural of grotesquery
gyrofrequency
gyrofrequency
noun
(physics) The frequency of the circular motion of a charged particle in the presence of a uniform magnetic field.
hawthornesque
headquartered
headquartered
adj
if an organization is headquartered somewhere, it has its headquarters in that place
verb
simple past tense and past participle of headquarter
hemiquinonoid
inacquiescent
inacquiescent
adj
Not acquiescent.
inconquerable
inconquerable
adj
That cannot be conquered; unconquerable.
inconsequence
inconsequence
noun
The state or quality of being inconsequent.
inequicostate
inequidistant
inequidistant
adj
Not equidistant.
inequilateral
inequilateral
adj
Having unequal sides; unsymmetrical or lopsided
inequilibrium
inquisitively
inquisitively
adv
In an inquisitive manner; curiously.
interquartile
interquartile
adj
(statistics) Between quartiles.
(statistics) Specifically between the first and third quartiles.
noun
(statistics) The range or content of an interquartile.
intersqueezed
isoquercitrin
isoquercitrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid glycoside, isolated from mangoes or from the giant rhubarb, that has anti-inflammatory activity
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
liquidogenous
liquidogenous
adj
That forms a liquid when in bulk
liquorishness
longiloquence
longiloquence
noun
long-windedness
madrigalesque
madrigalesque
adj
(music) Reminiscent of a madrigal.
magniloquence
magniloquence
noun
The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse.
mastosquamose
meriquinoidal
meriquinonoid
mousquetaires
mousquetaires
noun
plural of mousquetaire
multiloquence
multiloquence
noun
The state or condition of being multiloquent; talkativeness.
nonconsequent
nonconsequent
adj
Not consequent.
nondelinquent
nondelinquent
noun
One who is not a delinquent.
noneloquently
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.
nonfrequently
nonliquefying
nonliquefying
adj
Not liquefying.
nonrequirable
nonsequacious
nonsequacious
adj
Not sequacious.
nonsequential
nonsequential
adj
Not sequential; not in any regular sequence
nonuniqueness
nonuniqueness
noun
The state or condition of being nonunique.
obliquenesses
obliquenesses
noun
plural of obliqueness
outequivocate
overexquisite
overexquisite
adj
Excessively exquisite; too exact or careful.
overfrequency
overfrequency
noun
(electrical) The condition where the frequency of an electrical supply rises above normal parameters.
overqualified
overqualified
adj
Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
overquietness
overquietness
noun
Excessive quietness.
oversqueamish
oversqueamish
adj
Excessively squeamish.
petrarchesque
petrosquamous
petrosquamous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the petrous and squamous parts of the temporal bone.
phylloquinone
phylloquinone
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) Synonym of phytomenadione.
picturesquely
picturesquely
adv
In a picturesque manner.
picturesquish
picturesquish
adj
Somewhat picturesque.
pleniloquence
preacquitting
preadequately
preconquestal
preconquestal
adj
Synonym of preconquest
predelinquent
predelinquent
adj
At risk of falling into delinquency.
noun
A young person who is at risk of falling into delinquency.
preearthquake
preliquidated
prequalifying
prequalifying
verb
present participle of prequalify
prequarantine
prequarantine
adj
Before a quarantine.
prerequisites
prerequisites
noun
plural of prerequisite
propinquities
propinquities
noun
plural of propinquity
pseudoantique
pseudoantique
adj
Apparently, but not actually, antique.
pseudoaquatic
quadragesimal
quadragesimal
adj
(mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number forty.
Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten
That lasts forty days
quadrangulate
quadrangulate
verb
(transitive) To divide (a plane or other surface) into quadrangles, often by removing the dividing line between two adjacent triangles (following a previous triangulation)
quadrennially
quadrennially
adv
Every four years.
quadriciliate
quadriciliate
adj
Having four cilia.
quadricostate
quadricostate
adj
Having four ribs.
quadridentate
quadridentate
adj
Having four teeth.
quadrifoliate
quadrifoliate
adj
(botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
quadrifurcate
quadrifurcate
adj
Branching fourfold; having four branches.
verb
Furcate (fork or divide) into four branches or channels.
quadrigeminal
quadrigeminal
adj
Having four parts, or two pairs.
quadrigeminum
quadrigeminum
noun
(anatomy) One of the corpora quadrigemina.
quadrilateral
quadrilateral
adj
Having four sides.
noun
A polygon with four sides.
An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other.
quadriliteral
quadriliteral
adj
Used to describe word roots in Afroasiatic languages which consist of four letters
noun
A word root in an Afroasiatic language which consists of four letters
quadrimembral
quadrimembral
adj
Having, or consisting of, four members.
quadrioxalate
quadripartite
quadripartite
adj
Divided into four parts.
Involving four parties or participants; four-party.