(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.
aquation
aquation
noun
(chemistry) The replacement of a ligand by water in a complex
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
aquilino
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
aquotize
beliquor
boutique
boutique
noun
(film) A film production company making only a few movies per year.
(often attributive) Any company specializing in bespoke or custom-made products or services for clientele in a niche market.
A small shop located within a larger one.
A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
caquetio
chiquero
chiquito
colquitt
colquitt
Proper noun
a small city in Georgia, USA
an unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
conquian
conquian
noun
(card games) A card game, an ancestor of rummy.
coquelin
coquilla
coquilla
noun
The nut of the Brazilian palm Attalea funifera.
coquille
coquille
noun
A form of ruching used as a dress trimming or for neckwear, named from the manner in which it is gathered or fulled.
A meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell.
A scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like one, especially when used to serve the aforementioned food.
coquimbo
coquinas
coquinas
noun
plural of coquina
coquitos
coquitos
noun
plural of coquito
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).
equiform
equiform
adj
Having the same form; uniform, equiformal
equivoke
equivoke
noun
Alternative form of equivoque
equivote
equivote
noun
(obsolete, rare) A hung vote, one having an equal number of votes cast on each side of the question.
filioque
filioque
noun
(theology) The use of the Latin word filioque (“and the son”) in the Western form of the Nicene Creed, to indicate that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son (as opposed to the Eastern churches which believe the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone).
iniquous
iniquous
adj
Obsolete form of iniquitous.
iroquois
jonquils
jonquils
noun
plural of jonquil
liquored
liquored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of liquor
liquorer
liquorer
noun
A person employed to test samples of coffee beans and select the desired blend.
loquitur
luquillo
maroquin
maroquin
noun
(somewhat dated) leather made from goatskin
marquito
marquois
minocqua
miquelon
miquelon
Proper noun
The northernmost of the islands making up the territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
misquote
misquote
noun
An incorrect recitation of a quote.
An incorrect recording of a quote.
verb
To incorrectly recite a quote.
To incorrectly record a quote.
mosquish
mosquito
mosquito
noun
A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
verb
To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.
oblicque
obliqued
obliqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oblique
obliques
obliques
noun
Collectively, the abdominal muscles responsible for rotation of the trunk.
plural of oblique
obliquus
obliquus
noun
(anatomy) An obliquus muscle; a muscle running obliquely.
ogunquit
opaquing
opaquing
verb
present participle of opaque
otuquian
pasquino
perioque
piroques
piroques
noun
plural of piroque
pishquow
postique
postique
noun
(US, dated) A retail store selling items relating to postal mail, such as stamps and stationery.
pourquoi
prosequi
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.
quantico
quarrion
quarrion
noun
A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.
quatrino
quatrino
noun
Alternative form of quattrino (“old Italian coin”)
quatsino
qubecois
queridos
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
quipsome
quipsome
adj
Full of quips.
quistron
quittors
quittors
noun
plural of quittor
quixotes
quixotic
quixotic
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.
noun
(rare) A quixotic person or sentiment.
quixotry
quixotry
noun
A wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism.
quoddies
quoddies
noun
plural of quoddy
quodding
quodding
verb
present participle of quod
quoddity
quoddity
noun
(philosophy) The individual identity of something.
quodling
quoilers
quoilers
noun
(UK, regional, obsolete) The breeching of the harness of a horse-drawn cart.
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.