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qabalisticAlternative spelling of cabalistic.qingheiite(mineralogy) A complex yellow or green mineral with vitreous lustre.quackeriesplural of quackeryquackgrasscouch grass (a species of grass, Elymus repens)quackinglyIn a quacking manner; with quacking sounds.quackishlyIn a quackish manner.quadannual(rare) Once every four years; quadrennial.quadbikingDriving in a quad bike.quadcopterA rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.quaddition(philosophy) An operation that is the same as addition unless one of its operands is 57 or greater, in which case it always yields 5; used by Saul Kripke in an argument against Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations.quadracialOf or relating to four races.quadrafoilAlternative form of quadrofoil.quadragene(Catholicism, historical) An indulgence provided by 40 days of fasting.quadrality(rare) A relationship between four objects.quadrangle(geometry) A geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides; a four-sided polygon.quadrantalAn ancient Roman unit of measure for liquids.quadrantesplural of quadransquadranticOf, pertaining to, or affecting a quadrant.quadraplexMisspelling of quadruplex.quadrapoleMisspelling of quadrupole.quadratickObsolete form of quadratic.quadraticsplural of quadraticquadratite(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, cadmium, lead, silver, and sulfur.quadratize(mathematics) To approximate a system with a quadratic system.quadratrix(mathematics) A curve having ordinates which are a measure of the area (or quadrature) of another curve.quadratureThe process of making something square; squaring.quadrefoilAlternative spelling of quatrefoil.quadribandSupporting four frequency bandsquadriceps(anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.quadricone(geometry) A quadric cone.quadricornAny quadricornous (four-horned) animalquadrifine(etymology) Of insect wings, four veined.quadrifoilAlternative form of quadrifoliate.quadriformHaving four forms, parts or aspectsquadrigamyThe state of having four spouses simultaneously.quadrigateSynonym of quadrigatusquadrigram(linguistics) fourgramquadrillerOne who dances the quadrille.quadrillesplural of quadrillequadrilogy(nonstandard) A tetralogy.quadrinate(botany) Having four divisions or leaflets.quadrinityAlternative form of quaternity.quadriparaA female who has borne four offspring.quadriplexAlternative form of quadruplex.quadripole(electronics) An electrical circuit that has two pairs of external terminals.quadrireme(historical) A galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen.quadrisect(transitive) To divide into four parts.quadrivialAny of the four "liberal arts" making up the quadrivium.quadrivium(education, historical) The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.quadriwave(physics) Involving four waves or (more often) four wavefrontsquadrofoil(nautical) A hydrofoil (vessel) that has four wings.quadropoleMisspelling of quadrupole.quadropoly(economics) A market situation in which four companies exclusively provide a particular product or service.quadroxide(chemistry) A tetroxide.quadrumane(zoology, now rare) Pertaining to such an animal; quadrumanous; loosely, "ape-like".quadrumvirSynonym of quattuorvir.quadrupedsplural of quadrupedquadrupedyThe condition of being a quadruped; quadrupedalismquadrupledsimple past and past participle of quadruplequadruplesthird-person singular simple present indicative of quadruplequadrupletA set of four, particularlyquadruplexHaving four components.quadrupole(physics) A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions.quaeritate(obsolete) To questionquaestuaryRelating to or concerned with gain; engaged in moneymaking.quaffinglyWhile or by quaffing.quagginessThe quality of being quaggy.quagmirishResembling or characteristic of a quagmire.quailberryThe plant Crossopetalum ilicifolium.quailfinchA bird of the species Ortygospiza atricollis, native to the grasslands of Africa.quailinglyfearfully; timidlyquaintance(dated) acquaintancequaintlikeSomewhat quaintquaintnessThe state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm.quakeproofCapable of withstanding an earthquake.quakerbirdthe sooty albatrossqualifiersplural of qualifierqualifyingpresent participle and gerund of qualifyqualimeter(obsolete) A device once used to estimate the hardness of X-raysqualminessQuality of being qualmy.qualmishlyIn a qualmish manner.qualophobe(philosophy) One who rejects qualia.quandariesplural of quandaryquangocratA powerful high-ranking official in a quango; a proponent of quangocracy.quantalityThe quality of being quantal.quantaloid(mathematics) A category enriched over the category Sup of suplattices.quantasomeAny of an array of particles, on the inner surface of a chloroplast, in which photosynthesis takes placequantativequantitativequanticityThe condition of being quanticquantifier(grammar) A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.quantionic(physics) Of or pertaining to quantionsquantisersplural of quantiserquantistic(physics) Synonym of quantum.quantitate(transitive) To measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis.quantitiesplural of quantityquantitiveAlternative form of quantitative.quantizingpresent participle and gerund of quantizequarandineAlternative form of quarrender (“kind of red apple”).quarantainObsolete form of quarantine (“widow's grace period”).quarantineA period of 40 days, particularlyquarantini(humorous, neologism) A martini-style cocktail popular amongst people in COVID-19 lockdown.quarenteneObsolete form of quarantine (“widow's grace period”).quarfloxinAn antineoplastic drug.quarkonium(particle physics) A flavorless meson whose constituents are a quark and its own antiquark.quarkyonic(physics) Describing elements of quantum chromodynamics that have characteristics both of quarks and of baryons.quarrelersplural of quarrelerquarrelingUS standard spelling of quarrelling.quarrelledsimple past and past participle of quarrelquarrellerAlternative spelling of quarreler.quarrelous(now US) Quarrelsome; argumentative.quarrendenAn old English variety of red apple.quarrender(UK, dialect) A kind of red apple.quarriableCapable of being quarried.quarryableAlternative form of quarriable.quarrylikeResembling or characteristic of a quarry.quartanary(obsolete, pathology) Relating to a quartanquartarius(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.14 L although varying slightly over time.quartation(chemistry, archaic) The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold.quarterageA quarterly payment or allowance, tax, pension, or wage paid or received.quarterboyA male figure that strikes a bell every quarter of an hour as part of the mechanism of a public clock.quartereen(UK, obsolete, slang) A farthing.quarteringpresent participle and gerund of quarterquarteriteAn inhabitant of a particular quarter.quarterize(transitive) To divide into quarters.quartermanA foreman in a shipyardquarteroonObsolete form of quadroon.quartersaw(woodworking) Cut radially (towards the heart of the log), at right angles to the growth rings, for stability or the production of decorative patterns.quartettesplural of quartettequarticityThe condition of being quarticquartisectAlternative form of quadrisect.quartridgeObsolete form of quarterage.quartumvirAlternative form of quattuorvir.quartzitesplural of quartzitequartziticOf, relating to, or containing quartzite.quartzless(mineralogy) Lacking quartz.quartzlikeResembling or characteristic of quartz.quasarlikeResembling or characteristic of a quasar.quasiblack(physics) Describing a form of black hole that has a quasihorizon.quasiboson(physics) A particle that behaves as if it were a bosonquasibound(physics) Describing a system, particle etc., that has both a closed and an open boundary conditionquasicubicAlmost, but not quite cubic.quasicycleAny approximately cyclic phenomenon that does not repeat exactlyquasifield(mathematics) An algebraic structure (Q,+,·) where + and · are binary operations on Q, much like a division ring, but with some weaker conditions.quasigluon(physics) A quasiparticle equivalent to a gluonquasigroup(mathematics) An algebraic structure, resembling a group, whose arithmetic may not be associativequasilegalLegal to a certain extent or in a certain way; of dubious or tenuous legality.quasilocal(mathematics) Describing a ring that is not NoetherianquasimodalOf or relating to a quasimode.quasimoney(finance) Synonym of near money.quasiorder(set theory) A preorder.quasiquarkA quasiparticle equivalent to a quark.quasiquote(transitive, computing) To enclose (a text fragment within source code) in a special markup that allows it to be separately parsed to yield a computed output value.quasisplit(mathematics) Describing a polynomial or group etc that has some characteristics of a split system.quasistateSynonym of protostate.quasitoric(mathematics) Describing a smooth 2n-dimensional manifold that admits a smooth, locally standard action of an n-dimensional torus, with orbit space an n-dimensional simple convex polytope.quassation(archaic) A shaking or agitation.quassativeshaking; tremblingquassinoid(organic chemistry) Any of several triterpenoids related to quassinquatacaine(pharmacology) A local anesthetic.quaterfoilArchaic form of quatrefoil.quaternaryOf fourth rank or order.quaternateComposed of, or arranged in, sets of four.quaternionA group or set of four people or things.quaterniseAlternative spelling of quaternize.quaternityA group or set of four; a foursome, a quartet.quaterniumA quaternary ammonium functional groupquaternize(organic chemistry) To convert an amine into a quaternary ammonium compoundquatorzainA poem or stanza consisting of fourteen lines.quatrefoil(architecture) A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.quatridual(rare) Lasting four daysquatuorvirMisspelling of quattuorvir.quaymasterA harbourmaster in charge of a quayqueasinessThe state of being physically queasy; nausea.quebrachosplural of quebrachoqueccabyteObsolete spelling of quettabyte.quectogram(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻³⁰ grams. Symbol: qgqueencraftCraft or skill in policy on the part of a queen; kingcraft as practised by a female sovereign.queenliestsuperlative form of queenly: most queenlyqueenmakerSomeone who has strong influence over the choice of a female leader.queenright(zoology, of colonies of bees, ants, etc.) Having a queen.queensidesplural of queensidequeenswareA type of Wedgwood creamware.queerbaity(LGBTQ, fandom slang) Exhibiting or characterized by queerbaiting.queerishly(rare) In a manner that is somewhat queer.queermisia(rare) Hatred of queer people.queermisic(rare) Hating queer people; prejudiced against queer people.queerspawn(slang) The children of gay or lesbian parents.queerspeakThe style of language used by people who are queer, or do not conform to norms of gender and sexuality.quellinglyIn a quelling mannerquenchableAble to be quenched.quenchcoal(obsolete, idiomatic, Puritanism) A person or thing that undermines religious zeal; hence a heartless, uncaring person with respect to religion.quenchlessThat cannot be quenched; unquenchable.quenouilleThe distaff- or cone-like shape of a tree that has been subjected to quenouille training.quenselite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal pitch black mineral containing hydrogen, lead, manganese, and oxygen.quercetineArchaic form of quercetin.quercitrinA glycoside formed from the flavonoid quercetin and the deoxy sugar rhamnose, a constituent of quercitron dye.quercitronA yellow dye obtained from the bark of the black oak.quernstoneEither of a pair of stones used for grinding material by hand.quersprung(skiing) A kind of jump turn where the skier turns 90 degrees in the air.queryinglyWith, or as, a question or query.quesadillaA Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.questinglySo as to quest; with curiosity, desire to search, etc.questionedsimple past and past participle of questionquestioneeOne who is questioned.questionerA person who asks questions, or who conducts an official enquiry.questorialAlternative form of quaestorial.quetiapine(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An antipsychotic drug taken orally in the form of its fumarate (C₂₁H₂₅N₃O₂S)₂·C₄H₄O₄ especially to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. It is marketed under the trademark Seroquel.quettabyte(computing) One nonillion (10³⁰) bytes. SI symbol: QB.quettagram(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10³⁰ grams. Symbol: QgquichelikeResembling or characteristic of a quiche.quickbreadAlternative form of quick bread.quickenersplural of quickenerquickeningpresent participle and gerund of quickenquickhatch(Canada) The wolverine.quickmatchAlternative spelling of quick match.quicksandyquicksandlikequickscope(video games, slang) A rapid kill with a sniper rifle after scoping in.quickstart(computing) A guide or manual intended to get a user rapidly acquainted with a program or system.quickstickA plant of species Gliricidia sepium.quickthornThe may-tree, any species of Crataegus or the species Crataegus monogyna.quickwater(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.quiddative(philosophy) Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing.quidditiesplural of quiddityquidditismA philosophical viewpoint which posits that the laws of nature do not supervene on quiddity.quidsworth(UK, slang) pounds' worth, in terms of moneyquiescenceThe state of being quiescent; dormancy.quiescencyQuiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at restquieteningpresent participle and gerund of quietenquietisticOf or relating to quietism, a philosophy of passivity and non-involvement.quillwortsplural of quillwortquiltmakerA maker of quilts.quinacetolA particular fungicide.quinacrineA drug with various applications, including as an antimalarial, having the chemical formula C₂₃H₃₀ClN₃O.quinaldine(organic chemistry) An oily liquid, α-methylquinoline, derived from coal tar, used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and as a sedative for fish.quinalphosAn organothiophosphate chemical chiefly used as a pesticide.quinaquinacinchona bark, quinquinaquinazamidA particular fungicide.quinazosin(pharmacology) An alpha-adrenergic blocker drug.quinboloneAn anabolic steroid with weak androgenic effects.quincelikeResembling a quince.quincewortsquinancywortquincloracA selective herbicide used primarily to control weeds in rice crops.quindecileA fifteenth of a circle (24 degrees).quindecima(music) The interval of a fifteenth, a double octave.quindecone(organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon related to valylene, probably 2-undecylbut-1-en-3-ynequindenaryContaining fifteen things, or to the base of fifteen.quindoline(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of an indole ring fused to one of quinoline; an isomer of quinindolinequinestrol(pharmacology) A synthetic oestrogen used in hormone replacement therapy.quinfamideAn amoebicidal drug.quingenary(military, chiefly historical) Of or related to units of 500 men.quinicrineMisspelling of quinacrine.quiniretin(organic chemistry, archaic) A brown flocculent form of quinine.quinizarin(chemistry, archaic) A yellow crystalline substance produced artificially and isomeric with alizarin.quinoidine(organic chemistry, dated) A brownish resinous substance obtained as a by-product in the treatment of cinchona bark.quinolinesplural of quinolinequinolinicOf or pertaining to quinolinic acid or its derivativesquinolinol(organic chemistry) The fungistat and chelating agent 8-hydroxyquinoline (or other isomer)quinolinyl(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The radical derived from quinolinequinolonesplural of quinolonequinomycinSynonym of echinomycin.quinopyrinAlternative form of quinopyrine.quinoxalyl(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical formed from quinoxaline.quinoxyfenA particular fungicide.quinpirolea psychoactive drug used in scientific research.quinquefid(botany) Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments.quinquevirOne of five commissioners appointed for some special object.quinsywortsquinancywortquintadenaAn organ stop yielding a tone one-twelfth above the digital struck.quintalejo(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 29.4 kg.quintation(rare) The removal of one fifth (of something).quintenaryConsisting of five things.quinteroonAlternative form of quintroon.quintilise(mathematics) To divide into quintilesquintinite(mineralogy) A hexagonal carbonate mineral, Mg₄Al₂(OH)₁₂CO₃·H₂O.quintiofos(pharmacology) A pesticide.quintiparaa female that has borne five offspring.quintopoly(economics) A market situation in which five companies exclusively provide a particular product or service.quintozenepentachloronitrobenzenequintupledsimple past and past participle of quintuplequintuplesthird-person singular simple present indicative of quintuplequintupletA group of five, particularly (music) a tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four.quintuplexSynonym of quintuple in its various senses.quippinglyIn a quipping manner; jokingly, jestingly.quirkiness(uncountable) The state of being quirky.quirristerObsolete spelling of quirister.quiscoskos(Scotland, rare) Synonym of quisquous.quisqueite(mineralogy) A brittle, lustrous black hydrocarbon.quittancesplural of quittancequiverleafquaking aspenquiversomeCharacterised or marked by quivering.quixabeiraThe South American tree Sideroxylon obtusifolium.quixotismsplural of quixotismquizmasterA person who poses questions to contestants on a quiz show.quizzinessQuality of being quizzy.quizzinglyin a quizzing manner.quodlibetsplural of quodlibetquotationsplural of quotationquotatioustending to use quotationsquotemarksplural of quotemarkquotidiansplural of quotidianquregister(quantum computing) The equivalent of a register in a quantum computing system.
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