(organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from the dried bark of the quebracho tree.
queensberries
quercetagetin
quercetagetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonol found in grasses of the genus Eriocaulon.
querulousness
querulousness
noun
A querulous utterance.
The quality of being querulous.
questionaries
questionaries
noun
plural of questionary
questionnaire
questionnaire
noun
A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey
verb
to survey using questionnaires
questionniare
quincentenary
quincentenary
adj
Synonym of quincentennial: Of or related to a 500th anniversary.
noun
Synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.
quindecemviri
quingentenary
quinquagenary
quinquagenary
adj
Of or related to 50-year anniversaries.
Synonym of quinquagenarian: Of or related to fiftysomethings.
noun
A 50-year anniversary.
quinquenerval
quinquenerved
quinquenerved
adj
(botany, rare) Having five nerves; said of a leaf with five nearly equal nerves or ribs rising from the end of the petiole.
quinqueradial
quinqueserial
quinqueserial
adj
Arranged in five series.
quinqueverbal
quinquevirate
quinquevirate
noun
An official group of five people, especially a council of five men sharing office or rule.
quinsyberries
reacquainting
reacquainting
verb
present participle of reacquaint
reacquisition
reacquisition
noun
A second or subsequent acquisition.
relinquishers
relinquishers
noun
plural of relinquisher
relinquishing
relinquishing
verb
present participle of relinquish
reliquidating
reliquidating
verb
present participle of reliquidate
reliquidation
reliquidation
noun
A second or subsequent liquidation.
requisiteness
requisiteness
noun
The state or quality of being requisite.
requisitioned
requisitioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of requisition
requisitioner
requisitioner
noun
One who, or that which, requisitions.
requisitorial
retranquilize
retranquilize
verb
(transitive) To tranquilize again.
sculpturesque
sculpturesque
adj
Like or suggesting sculpture: shapely, statuelike, etc.
sequesterment
sequesterment
noun
sequestration
sequestrating
sequestrating
verb
present participle of sequestrate
sequestration
sequestration
noun
The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
sequestratrix
sequestrotomy
sequestrotomy
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Surgical removal of a sequestrum, or piece of dead bone that has become separated due to necrosis.
sesquialteral
sesquialteral
adj
sesquialterate
sesquialteran
sesquihydrate
sesquihydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains three molecules of water of crystallization per two molecules.
sesquiquartal
sesquiterpene
sesquiterpene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones.
sesquitertial
sesquitertial
adj
sesquitertian
sesquitertian
sesquitertian
adj
(mathematics) Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4:3).
siliquariidae
siliquiferous
siliquiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing a silique.
sobriquetical
sobriquetical
adj
Of or relating to sobriquets.
spheroquartic
squamariaceae
squamelliform
squanderingly
squanderingly
adv
So as to squander; wastefully.
squandermania
squandermania
noun
Excessive expenditure by a government on a supposedly prestigious project.
squareflipper
squareflipper
noun
The bearded seal.
squatterarchy
squatterproof
squattocratic
squattocratic
adj
Of or relating to squattocracy.
squirarchical
squirearchies
squirearchies
noun
plural of squirearchy
squirrelproof
squirrelproof
adj
Resistant to squirrels.
subequatorial
subequatorial
adj
(geography) Belonging to a region adjacent to an equatorial area.
subteraqueous
superadequate
supereloquent
supereloquent
adj
Very eloquent.
swinburnesque
tetraquetrous
thundersquall
thundersquall
noun
A squall accompanied by thunder.
tranquilities
tranquilities
noun
plural of tranquility, alternative spelling of tranquillity
tranquilizers
tranquilizers
noun
plural of tranquilizer
tranquilizing
tranquilizing
adj
(literary) Having the effect of making someone or something tranquil; calming, soothing.
Of a drug: having the effect of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep; sedating, sedative.
noun
The act of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep, using a drug.
The act of making someone or something tranquil.
verb
present participle of tranquilize
tranquilliser
tranquilliser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of tranquilizer.
tranquillized
tranquillized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tranquillize
tranquillizer
tranquillizer
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of tranquilizer
tranquillizes
tranquillizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tranquillize
triquadrantal
triquadrantal
adj
(geometry) Having three quadrants.
triquetrously
triquetrously
adv
In a triquetrous or triangular manner.
turquoiselike
turquoiselike
adj
Similar to or resembling turquoise.
unconquerable
unconquerable
adj
Not conquerable; indomitable.
unconquerably
unconquerably
adv
In an unconquerable manner.
undersequence
unequiangular
unequiangular
adj
Not equiangular.
unequilateral
unpicturesque
unpicturesque
adj
Not picturesque; unattractive.
unquarantined
unquarantined
adj
Not quarantined.
unquarrelling
unquarrelling
adj
Not engaging in quarrels or arguments.
unquarrelsome
unquarrelsome
adj
Not quarrelsome.
unquerulously
unrequalified
unrequalified
adj
Not requalified.
unrequickened
unrequisitely
unrequitement
unrequitement
noun
The quality of being unrequited.
unsequestered
unsequestered
adj
That has not been separated.
untranquilize
untranquilize
verb
(transitive) To make untranquil; to disturb the calmness of.
ventriloquial
ventriloquial
adj
Of bird vocalisations, sounding as though emanating from a location other than where the vocalising bird is.
Of or relating to ventriloquy.
Spoken to oneself.
ventriloquise
ventriloquise
verb
Alternative form of ventriloquize
ventriloquism
ventriloquism
noun
The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.
ventriloquist
ventriloquist
noun
A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.
ventriloquize
ventriloquize
verb
(intransitive) To practice ventriloquism.
(transitive) To speak the words of (another person), as though by ventriloquism.
ventriloquous
ventriloquous
adj
Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist or ventriloquism.