| AEQUORINS | • aequorins n. Plural of aequorin. • AEQUORIN n. a protein secreted by jellyfish. |
| AQUAPORIN | • aquaporin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that form water-permeable pores in the membrane of biological cells. • AQUAPORIN n. any of a group of proteins in a cell membrane that allow the passage of water across the membrane. |
| CONQUIANS | • CONQUIAN n. a card game resembling rummy, also COONCAN. |
| EQUATIONS | • equations n. Plural of equation. • EQUATION n. the act of making equal. |
| INQUORATE | • inquorate adj. That lacks the number sufficient to form a quorum. • INQUORATE adj. of the attendance at a meeting, not making up a quorum. |
| LIQUATION | • liquation n. (Metallurgy) The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components. • LIQUATION n. the act or operation of making or becoming liquid. |
| MAROQUINS | • maroquins n. Plural of maroquin. • MAROQUIN n. (Spanish) goat leather, morocco leather, also MAROCAIN. |
| ORTANIQUE | • ortanique n. A cross between an orange and a tangerine. • ORTANIQUE n. (French) a cross between an orange and a tangerine. |
| QINGHAOSU | • qinghaosu n. The drug artemisinin. • QINGHAOSU n. (Chinese) a crystalline compound obtained from artemisia. |
| QUARRIONS | • quarrions n. Plural of quarrion. • QUARRION n. (Native Australian) a kind of cockatiel, also QUARRIAN. |
| QUINOIDAL | • quinoidal adj. (Organic chemistry) quinoid. • QUINOIDAL adj. of or like quinoid, a quinonoid substance. |
| QUOTATION | • quotation n. A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech. • quotation n. A price that has been quoted for buying or selling. • quotation n. The act of setting a price. |
| QUOTIDIAN | • quotidian adj. (Medicine) Recurring every twenty-four hours or (more generally) daily (of symptoms, etc). • quotidian adj. Happening every day; daily. • quotidian adj. Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly;… |
| TOTAQUINE | • totaquine n. Alternative form of totaquina. • TOTAQUINE n. a mixture of quinine and alkaloids used as an antimalarial. |