| 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. |
| CARNIVALESQUE | • carnivalesque adj. Resembling or characteristic of a carnival. • CARNIVALESQUE adj. characteristic of or appropriate to a carnival. |
| EQUALITARIANS | • equalitarians n. Plural of equalitarian. • EQUALITARIAN n. an egalitarian. |
| EQUIPARATIONS | • equiparations n. Plural of equiparation. • EQUIPARATION n. equal treatment. |
| HARLEQUINADES | • harlequinades n. Plural of harlequinade. • HARLEQUINADE n. (French) part of a pantomime in which a harlequin plays a chief part. |
| PREACQUAINTED | • preacquainted v. Simple past tense and past participle of preacquaint. • PREACQUAINT v. to acquaint beforehand. |
| QUADRAPHONIES | • QUADRAPHONY n. a system of sound transmission using four speakers, also QUADRAPHONICS, QUADRIPHONICS, QUADROPHONICS, QUADROPHONY. |
| QUADRENNIALLY | • quadrennially adv. Every four years. • QUADRENNIAL adv. lasting four years; occurring once every four years. |
| QUADRIGEMINAL | • quadrigeminal adj. Having four parts, or two pairs. • QUADRIGEMINAL adj. having four similar parts, also QUADRIGEMINATE, QUADRIGEMINOUS. |
| QUADRINGENARY | • quadringenary n. (Rare) A quatercentenary. • QUADRINGENARY n. a four-hundredth anniversary or its celebration. |
| QUADRIVALENCE | • quadrivalence n. The condition of being quadrivalent. • QUADRIVALENCE n. the state of being quadrivalent, also QUADRIVALENCY. |
| QUADRIVALENCY | • quadrivalency n. Synonym of quadrivalence. • QUADRIVALENCY n. the state of being quadrivalent, also QUADRIVALENCE. |
| QUADRIVALENTS | • quadrivalents n. Plural of quadrivalent. • QUADRIVALENT n. a quadrivalent chromosomal group. |
| QUANGOCRACIES | • quangocracies n. Plural of quangocracy. • QUANGOCRACY n. government by quango. |
| 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. |
| REACQUAINTING | • reacquainting v. Present participle of reacquaint. • REACQUAINT v. to acquaint again. |
| SQUANDERMANIA | • squandermania n. Excessive expenditure by a government on a supposedly prestigious project. • SQUANDERMANIA n. irrational propensity for spending money wastefully. |