(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
cinquecento
cinquecento
adj
(art) Sixteenth-century (1500s).
noun
(art) The sixteenth century (1500s).
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
coinquinate
colliquable
colliquable
adj
(obsolete, rare) Liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid.
colloquized
colloquized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colloquize
communiques
communiques
noun
Misspelling of communiqués.
coquecigrue
coquecigrue
noun
(mathematics) A certain mathematical object in connection with Leibniz algebras.
A chimera.
corequisite
corequisite
noun
(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
duroquinone
duroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A 1,4-quinone derived from durene
eloquential
eloquential
adj
(archaic) eloquent
equationism
equationist
equicaloric
equicaloric
adj
Having the same number of calories.
equicostate
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
equinoctial
equinoctial
adj
(astronomy) Of or relating to the celestial equator.
(astronomy) Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
(uncommon) Equatorial: Of or relating to the equator of the Earth.
noun
(rare) The terrestrial equator.
An equinoctial gale.
The great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator.
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equipoising
equipoising
verb
present participle of equipoise
equipollent
equipollent
adj
(logic, of each of two statements) able to be deduced from the other
equivalent
having equal power or force
noun
An equivalent.
equipostile
equisonance
equisonance
noun
(music) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
equitations
equitations
noun
plural of equitation
equivocally
equivocally
adv
With ambiguity.
With uncertainty.
equivocated
equivocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equivocate
equivocates
equivocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
fatiloquent
fatiloquent
adj
prophetic; speaking of fate.
goblinesque
goblinesque
adj
Reminiscent of goblins.
ineloquence
ineloquence
noun
The state or condition of being ineloquent.
inequilobed
inequilobed
adj
Not equilobed.
irondequoit
jacqueminot
jacqueminot
noun
A variety of deep crimson rose.
loquacities
loquacities
noun
plural of loquacity
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
menaquinone
menaquinone
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A pale yellow crystalline naphthoquinone C₄₁H₅₆O₂ that is obtained especially from putrefied fish meal and produced by bacteria in the large intestine and essential for the blood-clotting process. It is much more unsaturated than vitamin K₁ and slightly less active biologically, and is an isoprenoid derivative of menadione.
meriquinoid
meriquinone
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
milquetoast
milquetoast
adj
(originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.
noun
(originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
monchiquite
monchiquite
noun
(mineralogy) A black, basaltic igneous rock consisting of a ground mass of automorphic augite and magnetite with many embedded phenocrysts, usually of olivine.
montesquieu
mosquittoey
nonequation
nonequation
noun
Absence of equation; not equating things.
nonrequital
nonuniquely
nonuniquely
adv
In a nonunique manner.
obliqueness
obliqueness
noun
The quality of being oblique.
obliquities
obliquities
noun
plural of obliquity
obsequience
obsequience
noun
obsequiousness
omniloquent
ossianesque
ossianesque
Adjective
Characteristic of Ossian
outquerying
outquestion
outquestion
verb
(transitive) To surpass in questioning.
outquibbled
outquibbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outquibble
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
overquickly
overquickly
adv
In an overquick manner; too quickly.
overquietly
paraquinone
paraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzoquinone
perquisitor
perquisitor
noun
The first purchaser of an estate.
plasmoquine
plasmoquine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of chloroquine
prequestion
procritique
proequality
prosequitur
quadrilobed
quadrilobed
Adjective
Having four lobes.
quadrilogue
quadrilogue
noun
Alternative spelling of quadralogue
quaestiones
quaestiones
noun
plural of quaestio
quaestorial
quaestorial
adj
Of or relating to a quaestor.
quaestorian
quaestorian
adj
Relating to a quaestor.
quarterfoil
quarterfoil
noun
Archaic form of quatrefoil.
quarternion
quaternions
quaternions
noun
plural of quaternion
quatrefoils
quatrefoils
noun
plural of quatrefoil
quercitrons
quercitrons
noun
plural of quercitron
querimonies
querimonies
noun
plural of querimony
querulation
querulosity
querulosity
noun
querulousness
questionary
questionary
adj
Inquiring; asking questions; testing.
noun
(archaic) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
A questionnaire.
questioners
questioners
noun
plural of questioner
questioning
questioning
adj
(LGBT) Unsure of one's sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt, or wonder.
noun
Interrogation.
The act of challenging, wondering, and doubting.
The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
verb
present participle of question
questionist
questionist
noun
(obsolete) A person preparing for, or taking, their final exam at university.
(obsolete) An inquisitive person, a questioner.
questionous
questorship
questorship
noun
Alternative form of quaestorship
quiinaceous
quinanisole
quinatoxine
quinazoline
quinazoline
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to one of pyrimidine; some of its derivatives are pharmaceuticals
quindecagon
quindecagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with fifteen sides and fifteen angles.
quinhydrone
quinhydrone
noun
(chemistry) a molecular complex of a quinone and its corresponding hydroquinone
quinonimine
quinonimine
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of imines formally derived from a quinone by replacing one or both oxygens with =NR.
quinotoxine
quinotoxine
noun
(organic chemistry) A derivative of quinine that has a historical importance in the synthesis of the drug
quinoxaline
quinoxaline
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyrazine.
quinquefoil
quinquefoil
noun
Alternative form of cinquefoil
quinternion
quinternion
noun
(bookbinding) Five gathered sheets of paper folded in two for binding together.
quitterbone
quodlibetal
quodlibetic
quodlibetic
adj
Of or relating to a quodlibet
requisition
requisition
noun
(law) A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.
(military) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.
A call; an invitation; a summons.
A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.
A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
verb
(transitive) To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.
requisitory
requisitory
adj
Sought for; demanded.
requotation
requotation
noun
The act of quoting something again.
scioterique
sesquinonal
sesquioxide
sesquioxide
noun
(chemistry) Any oxide containing three oxygen atoms for every two atoms of another element.
soliloquies
soliloquies
noun
plural of soliloquy
soliloquise
soliloquise
verb
Alternative spelling of soliloquize
soliloquize
soliloquize
verb
(drama) To perform a soliloquy; (of a character) to talk to oneself.
soubriquets
soubriquets
noun
plural of soubriquet
squilloidea
squooshiest
squooshiest
adj
superlative form of squooshy: most squooshy
subquestion
subquestion
noun
A question making up part of a larger question.
toquerville
tourniquets
tourniquets
noun
plural of tourniquet
triquetrous
triquetrous
adj
Triangular; especially (in natural sciences), having a triangular cross-section.
ubiquinones
ubiquinones
noun
plural of ubiquinone
unequivocal
unequivocal
adj
(possibly dated) Without equal, matchless.
Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable
ventriloque
ventriloque
noun
(obsolete) ventriloquist
ventriloquy
ventriloquy
noun
(dated) Ventriloquism.
xyloquinone
xyloquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of quinone compounds obtained by the oxidation of xylidines.