| ANTIMASQUE | • antimasque n. A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque. • ANTIMASQUE n. a secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask, also ANTIMASK. |
| 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. |
| ANTIMASQUES | • antimasques n. Plural of antimasque. • ANTIMASQUE n. a secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask, also ANTIMASK. |
| MARQUISATES | • marquisates n. Plural of marquisate. • MARQUISATE n. the rank of a marquis. |
| METASEQUOIA | • metasequoia n. Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China. • METASEQUOIA n. a tree, the dawn redwood. |
| SEMIAQUATIC | • semiaquatic adj. (Of animals) Spending part of the life cycle underwater. Also, spending a significant proportion of… • semiaquatic adj. (Of plants) Having the roots partially or entirely underwater. • semi-aquatic adj. Alternative form of semiaquatic. |
| DESQUAMATING | • desquamating v. Present participle of desquamate. • DESQUAMATE v. to scale or flake off. |
| 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. |
| DESQUAMATIVE | • desquamative adj. Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation. • DESQUAMATIVE adj. serving to desquamate. |
| METASEQUOIAS | • metasequoias n. Plural of metasequoia. • METASEQUOIA n. a tree, the dawn redwood. |
| DESQUAMATIONS | • desquamations n. Plural of desquamation. • DESQUAMATION n. having one's skin fall off due to its being waterlogged. |
| QUADRUMVIRATE | • quadrumvirate n. Synonym of quattuorvirate. • QUADRUMVIRATE n. a group of four men acting together in some capacity. |
| 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. |
| DESQUAMATORIES | • DESQUAMATORY n. an obsolete surgical instrument once used for the desquamation of bones. |
| QUADRIGEMINATE | • quadrigeminate adj. Synonym of quadrigeminal. • QUADRIGEMINATE adj. having four similar parts, also QUADRIGEMINAL, QUADRIGEMINOUS. |
| QUADRUMVIRATES | • quadrumvirates n. Plural of quadrumvirate. • QUADRUMVIRATE n. a group of four men acting together in some capacity. |
| QUARTODECIMANS | • Quartodecimans n. Plural of Quartodeciman. • QUARTODECIMAN n. an early Christian who celebrated Easter on Passover even if not a Sunday. |
| EQUALITARIANISM | • equalitarianism n. Egalitarianism. • EQUALITARIANISM n. belief in equality. |
| MICROEARTHQUAKE | • microearthquake n. A very low-intensity earthquake, usually three or less on the Richter scale. • MICROEARTHQUAKE n. an earthquake of low intensity. |