| ANTIQUATIONS | • antiquations n. Plural of antiquation. • ANTIQUATION n. the act of antiquating. |
| AQUAFORTISES | • AQUAFORTIS n. concentrated nitric acid, used for etching. |
| AQUAFORTISTS | • aquafortists n. Plural of aquafortist. • AQUAFORTIST n. an etcher or engraver who uses aquafortis. |
| DESQUAMATION | • desquamation n. (Medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin. • DESQUAMATION n. having one's skin fall off due to its being waterlogged. |
| DESQUAMATORY | • desquamatory adj. (Surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones. • DESQUAMATORY n. an obsolete surgical instrument once used for the desquamation of bones. |
| EQUALISATION | • equalisation n. Alternative spelling of equalization. • EQUALISATION n. the act of equalising, also EQUALIZATION. |
| MAQUILADORAS | • maquiladoras n. Plural of maquiladora. • MAQUILADORA n. (Spanish) a manufacturing plant in Mexico that produce parts for assembly in the United States, also MAQUILA. |
| METASEQUOIAS | • metasequoias n. Plural of metasequoia. • METASEQUOIA n. a tree, the dawn redwood. |
| QUADRASONICS | • QUADRASONICS n. a system of sound recording and reproduction that uses four independent loudspeakers to give directional sources of sound. |
| QUADRUMANOUS | • quadrumanous adj. Having four feet whose first digits are opposable; applies to all non-human primates. • QUADRUMANOUS adj. of apes, etc., with all four feet adapted for use as hands. |
| QUAESTIONARY | • quæstionary n. Rare spelling of questionary. • QUAESTIONARY n. (Scott) a religious pardoner, also QUESTIONARY. |
| QUANTISATION | • quantisation n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of quantization. • QUANTISATION n. the act of quantising, also QUANTIZATION. |
| SQUARSONAGES | • squarsonages n. Plural of squarsonage. • SQUARSONAGE n. the dwelling of a squarson. |
| SQUATTOCRACY | • squattocracy n. (Australia, historical) Wealthy landowners (squatters) considered as a class. • SQUATTOCRACY n. (Australian) the powerful landowning class. |