| ACQUIRABILITY | • acquirability n. (Rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness. • ACQUIRABILITY n. the ability to be acquired. |
| ACQUISITIONAL | • acquisitional adj. Of or relating to acquisition. • ACQUISITIONAL adj. of or like an acquisition. |
| AQUACEUTICALS | • AQUACEUTICAL n. a method of delivering food supplements. |
| AQUACULTURIST | • aquaculturist n. (Agriculture) A person involved in aquaculture. • AQUACULTURIST n. one who practises aquaculture. |
| QUADRATICALLY | • quadratically adv. In a quadratic way. • QUADRATICAL adv. involving the square but no higher power, as a quadratic equation, also QUADRATIC. |
| QUADRICIPITAL | • quadricipital adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadriceps. • QUADRICIPITAL adj. relating to the quadriceps, the great extensor muscle of the knee. |
| QUADRUPLICATE | • quadruplicate adj. Having four parts. • quadruplicate adj. Four times over, multiplied by four. • quadruplicate n. In quadruplicate: four times over, in four copies. |
| QUALIFICATION | • qualification n. The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc. • qualification n. An ability or attribute that aids someone’s chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed… • qualification n. (UK) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam. |
| QUALIFICATIVE | • qualificative n. That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement. • QUALIFICATIVE adj. serving to qualify. • QUALIFICATIVE n. something serving to qualify. |
| QUALIFICATORS | • qualificators n. Plural of qualificator. • QUALIFICATOR n. one who prepares ecclesiastical cases for trial. |
| QUALIFICATORY | • qualificatory adj. That serves as qualification. • QUALIFICATORY adj. of the nature of a qualification. |
| QUANTIVALENCE | • quantivalence n. (Chemistry) Valence; the atomic or combining power of an element or radical expressed in terms of the… • QUANTIVALENCE n. valency. |
| QUASICRYSTALS | • quasicrystals n. Plural of quasicrystal. • quasi-crystals n. Plural of quasi-crystal. • QUASICRYSTAL n. a body of solid material that resembles a crystal in being composed of repeating structural units but that incorporates two or more unit cells into a quasiperiodic structure. |
| QUASIPARTICLE | • quasiparticle n. (Physics) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping… • QUASIPARTICLE n. a composite entity (as a vibration in a solid) that is analogous in its behavior to a single particle. |