(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aliquots
aliquots
noun
plural of aliquot
alquifou
alquifou
noun
A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
aquashow
aquashow
noun
A spectacle consisting of underwater dance and gymnastics.
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.
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
aquilino
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
aquotize
baroques
baroques
noun
plural of baroque
barquero
borasque
caquetio
coequals
coequals
noun
plural of coequal
coequate
coequate
verb
(transitive) To make equal to each other.
conquian
conquian
noun
(card games) A card game, an ancestor of rummy.
coquilla
coquilla
noun
The nut of the Brazilian palm Attalea funifera.
coquinas
coquinas
noun
plural of coquina
cotquean
cotquean
noun
Alternative form of cot-quean
cowquake
cowquake
noun
quaking grass; Briza media
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).
equators
equators
noun
plural of equator
haqueton
maroquin
maroquin
noun
(somewhat dated) leather made from goatskin
marquito
marquois
minocqua
moweaqua
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
oldsquaw
oldsquaw
noun
(no longer official, deprecated, now possibly offensive) Clangula hyemalis, the long-tailed duck, a medium-sized seaduck.
opaquely
opaquely
adv
In an opaque manner.
opaquest
opaquest
adj
superlative form of opaque: most opaque
opaquing
opaquing
verb
present participle of opaque
oquassas
oquassas
noun
plural of oquassa
otuquian
ouaquaga
outquaff
paroquet
parroque
pasquino
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.
quaestio
quaestio
noun
(law, historical) In ancient Rome, a commission to inquire into a criminal matter given to a citizen (the quaesitor) who then reported to whoever appointed him.
quaestor
quaestor
noun
(historical) An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.
(historical) In the Middle Ages, an officer who announced indulgences.
(historical) The Quaestor sacri palatii of the late Roman Empire and Byzantium; first generally a legislator, then judicial official, and eventually an honorary title by the 14th century.
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.
quarrome
quarsome
quartano
quartole
quartole
noun
(music) A quadruplet.
quateron
quatorze
quatorze
noun
(card games) The four aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, in the game of piquet, any of these counting as fourteen points.
quatrino
quatrino
noun
Alternative form of quattrino (“old Italian coin”)
quatsino
quertaro
quinolas
quintato
quotable
quotable
adj
Capable or worthy of being quoted
quotably
quotably
adv
In a way or to an extent that is quotable
rorquals
rorquals
noun
plural of rorqual
sauquoit
sequoias
sequoias
noun
plural of sequoia
sequoyah
sequoyah
Proper noun
Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.
squaccos
squaccos
noun
plural of squacco
squadrol
squadrol
noun
A squad car that also serves as an ambulance.
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.
squaloid
squaloid
adj
Characteristic of a shark or dogfish
noun
Any dogfish (family Squalidae).
squalors
squalors
noun
plural of squalor
squamoid
squamoid
adj
Covered with scales; scaly.
Resembling a scale.
squamosa
squamose
squamose
adj
Alternative form of squamous
squamous
squamous
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal
Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.