| ACQUIRABLE | • acquirable adj. Capable of being acquired. • ACQUIRABLE adj. able to be acquired. |
| AQUAMARINE | • aquamarine n. The bluish-green colour of the sea. • aquamarine n. A bluish-green variety of beryl. • aquamarine adj. Of a bluish-green colour. |
| AQUATINTER | • aquatinter n. An artist who makes aquatints. • AQUATINTER n. one who works with aquatints. |
| BIQUADRATE | • biquadrate n. (Mathematics) The fourth power; the square of a square. • biquadrate v. (Transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the fourth power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself three times. • BIQUADRATE n. the fourth power. |
| EQUATORIAL | • equatorial adj. Of, near, or relating to the equator. • equatorial adj. (Organic chemistry) perpendicular to the plane of a ring. • equatorial n. (Astronomy) A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other… |
| EQUIPARATE | • equiparate v. (Chiefly historical) To perform equiparation; to transfer attributes from one object or concept to another. • equiparate v. (Rare) To compare. • EQUIPARATE v. (obsolete) to regard or treat as equal. |
| MARQUISATE | • marquisate n. The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness. • marquisate n. The state or rank of a marquis. • MARQUISATE n. the rank of a marquis. |
| QUADRENNIA | • quadrennia n. Plural of quadrennium. • QUADRENNIUM n. (Latin) a period of four years, also QUADRIENNIUM. |
| QUANDARIES | • quandaries n. Plural of quandary. • QUANDARY n. a state of perplexity. |
| QUARANTINE | • quarantine n. A period of 40 days, particularly. • quarantine n. A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora… • quarantine n. (Figurative) A similar period, instance, or state of rigidly enforced or self-enforced detention or isolation. |
| QUARRIABLE | • quarriable adj. Capable of being quarried. • QUARRIABLE adj. that can be quarried. |
| RADIOPAQUE | • radiopaque adj. Impenetrable to X-rays and other radiation. • RADIOPAQUE adj. not allowing passage of X-rays. |
| REACQUAINT | • reacquaint v. To acquaint again; to reintroduce or refamiliarise. • REACQUAINT v. to acquaint again. |
| SEAQUARIUM | • seaquarium n. An oceanarium. • SEAQUARIUM n. an oceanarium. |