| ANTHRAQUINONE | • anthraquinone n. (Organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene. • anthraquinone n. (Organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes. • ANTHRAQUINONE n. a chemical used in the manufacture of some dyes. |
| APPROPINQUATE | • appropinquate v. (Rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near. • APPROPINQUATE v. (archaic) to approach, also APPROPINQUE. |
| EQUALITARIANS | • equalitarians n. Plural of equalitarian. • EQUALITARIAN n. an egalitarian. |
| EQUILATERALLY | • equilaterally adv. In an equilateral manner. • EQUILATERAL adv. having all sides equal. |
| EQUIPARATIONS | • equiparations n. Plural of equiparation. • EQUIPARATION n. equal treatment. |
| PREACQUAINTED | • preacquainted v. Simple past tense and past participle of preacquaint. • PREACQUAINT v. to acquaint beforehand. |
| QUADRIFOLIATE | • quadrifoliate adj. (Botany) Having four leaves or leaflets. • QUADRIFOLIATE adj. having four leaves. |
| QUADRILATERAL | • quadrilateral n. A polygon with four sides. • quadrilateral n. An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other. • quadrilateral adj. Having four sides. |
| QUADRILITERAL | • quadriliteral adj. Used to describe word roots in Afroasiatic languages which consist of four letters. • quadriliteral n. A word root in an Afroasiatic language which consists of four letters. • QUADRILITERAL adj. consisting of four letters. |
| QUADRIPARTITE | • quadripartite adj. Divided into four parts. • quadripartite adj. Involving four parties or participants; four-party. • quadripartite n. A treatise divided into four parts. |
| QUADRIVALENTS | • quadrivalents n. Plural of quadrivalent. • QUADRIVALENT n. a quadrivalent chromosomal group. |
| QUADRUMVIRATE | • quadrumvirate n. Synonym of quattuorvirate. • QUADRUMVIRATE n. a group of four men acting together in some capacity. |
| QUADRUPLICATE | • quadruplicate adj. Having four parts. • quadruplicate adj. Four times over, multiplied by four. • quadruplicate n. In quadruplicate: four times over, in four copies. |
| QUARTERFINALS | • quarterfinals n. Plural of quarterfinal. • quarter-finals n. Plural of quarter-final. • quarter␣finals n. Plural of quarter final. |
| QUARTERSAWING | • quartersawing v. Present participle of quartersaw. • quarter␣sawing v. Present participle of quarter saw. • QUARTERSAW v. to saw (timber) into quarters along two diameters of a log at right angles to each other. |
| QUARTODECIMAN | • Quartodeciman n. Any of a group of early Christians (especially in Asia Minor) who observed Pascha (Christian Passover… • Quartodeciman adj. Of or pertaining to these people. • QUARTODECIMAN n. an early Christian who celebrated Easter on Passover even if not a Sunday. |
| 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. |
| REACQUAINTING | • reacquainting v. Present participle of reacquaint. • REACQUAINT v. to acquaint again. |
| SESQUIALTERAS | • sesquialteras n. Plural of sesquialtera. • SESQUIALTERA n. a perfect fifth; three notes against two; an organ stop giving the root, the twelfth and the tierce. |
| SUBEQUATORIAL | • subequatorial adj. (Geography) Belonging to a region adjacent to an equatorial area. • SUBEQUATORIAL adj. below the equator. |