| METASEQUOIA | • metasequoia n. Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China. • METASEQUOIA n. a tree, the dawn redwood. |
| MILQUETOAST | • milquetoast adj. (Originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness. • milquetoast n. (Originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character… • Milquetoast adj. Alternative letter-case form of milquetoast. |
| 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. |
| DESQUAMATORY | • desquamatory adj. (Surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones. • DESQUAMATORY n. an obsolete surgical instrument once used for the desquamation of bones. |
| METASEQUOIAS | • metasequoias n. Plural of metasequoia. • METASEQUOIA n. a tree, the dawn redwood. |
| MILQUETOASTS | • milquetoasts n. Plural of milquetoast. • Milquetoasts n. Plural of Milquetoast. • MILQUETOAST n. a very timid, unassertive person, also MILKTOAST. |
| MOUSQUETAIRE | • mousquetaire n. (Historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries… • mousquetaire n. (Historical) A woman’s cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century. • mousquetaire n. (Historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century. |
| QUANTOMETERS | • quantometers n. Plural of quantometer. • QUANTOMETER n. (tradename) an instrument for measuring proportions of elements in metallic samples. |
| SQUAMOSITIES | • SQUAMOSITY n. scaliness. |
| DESQUAMATIONS | • desquamations n. Plural of desquamation. • DESQUAMATION n. having one's skin fall off due to its being waterlogged. |
| METHAQUALONES | • methaqualones n. Plural of methaqualone. • METHAQUALONE n. a type of sedative, aka quaalude. |
| MOUSQUETAIRES | • mousquetaires n. Plural of mousquetaire. • MOUSQUETAIRE n. (French) a French musketeer; a kind of woman's cloak. |
| DESQUAMATORIES | • DESQUAMATORY n. an obsolete surgical instrument once used for the desquamation of bones. |
| QUARTODECIMANS | • Quartodecimans n. Plural of Quartodeciman. • QUARTODECIMAN n. an early Christian who celebrated Easter on Passover even if not a Sunday. |
| QUATTROCENTISM | • quattrocentism n. The art style of the quattrocentists. • QUATTROCENTISM n. the spirit of the fifteenth century in reference to Italian art and literature. |
| QUATTROCENTISMS | • QUATTROCENTISM n. the spirit of the fifteenth century in reference to Italian art and literature. |