| DEREQUISITION | • derequisition v. (Transitive) To return or release (something previously requisitioned). • DEREQUISITION v. to return (something that has been used for a military purpose) to civilian use. |
| DISEQUILIBRIA | • disequilibria n. Plural of disequilibrium. • DISEQUILIBRIUM n. loss or lack of equilibrium. |
| DISQUALIFIERS | • disqualifiers n. Plural of disqualifier. • DISQUALIFIER n. one who disqualifies. |
| QUADRIENNIUMS | • QUADRIENNIUM n. (Latin) a period of four years, also QUADRENNIUM. |
| QUADRIFARIOUS | • quadrifarious adj. (Botany) Arranged in four rows or ranks. • QUADRIFARIOUS adj. arranged in four close-set rows along the stem. |
| QUADRINOMIALS | • quadrinomials n. Plural of quadrinomial. • QUADRINOMIAL n. an expression of four terms. |
| QUADRIPHONICS | • quadriphonics n. Alternative form of quadraphonics. • QUADRIPHONICS n. a system of sound transmission using a minimum of four speakers, also QUADRAPHONICS, QUADRAPHONY, QUADROPHONICS, QUADROPHONY. |
| QUADRIPLEGIAS | • quadriplegias n. Plural of quadriplegia. • QUADRIPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also TETRAPLEGIA. |
| QUADRIPLEGICS | • quadriplegics n. Plural of quadriplegic. • QUADRIPLEGIC n. one suffering from quadriplegia, also QUADRAPLEGIC. |
| QUADRISECTING | • quadrisecting v. Present participle of quadrisect. • QUADRISECT v. to divide into four equal parts. |
| QUADRISECTION | • quadrisection n. The action of dividing something into four parts. • quadrisection n. One quarter of something. • QUADRISECTION n. division into four equal parts. |
| QUASIPERIODIC | • quasiperiodic adj. Almost periodic; recurring at irregular intervals. • quasiperiodic adj. (Mathematics, of a function) Such that an increment of a variable leads to a multiplication by some function. • quasiperiodic adj. (Physics, of an oscillation) Having two unrelated periods. |
| QUICKSILVERED | • quicksilvered v. Simple past tense and past participle of quicksilver. • QUICKSILVER v. to coat with quicksilver. |
| REQUISITIONED | • requisitioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of requisition. • REQUISITION v. to make a demand for supplies. |
| TRANQUILLISED | • tranquillised v. Simple past tense and past participle of tranquillise Alternative spelling of tranquilized See: tranquilize. • TRANQUILLISE v. to make tranquil, also TRANQUILISE, TRANQUILIZE, TRANQUILLIZE. |