| QUINARIES | • quinaries n. Plural of quinary. • QUINARY n. a set of five. |
| QUINCHING | • quinching v. Present participle of quinch. • QUINCHE v. (Spenser) to stir, move, also QUATCH, QUETCH, QUICH, QUITCH. |
| QUINELLAS | • quinellas n. Plural of quinella. • QUINELLA n. (Spanish) a bet whereby the bettor must pick first two winners of a race but not necessarily in order, also QUINELA, QUINIELA. |
| QUINIDINE | • quinidine n. (Organic chemistry, pharmacology) A compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities… • QUINIDINE n. a cinchona alkaloid, which is an optically active isomer of quinine and is used to treat cardiac arrhythmia. |
| QUINIELAS | • quinielas n. Plural of quiniela. • QUINIELA n. (Spanish) a bet whereby the bettor must pick first two winners of a race but not necessarily in order, also QUINELA, QUINELLA. |
| QUINOIDAL | • quinoidal adj. (Organic chemistry) quinoid. • QUINOIDAL adj. of or like quinoid, a quinonoid substance. |
| QUINOLINE | • quinoline n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused… • QUINOLINE n. a pungent, colourless, oily liquid, first obtained from quinine and used e.g. as a food preservative, also QUINOLIN. |
| QUINOLINS | • quinolins n. Plural of quinolin. • QUINOLIN n. a pungent, colourless, oily liquid, first obtained from quinine and used e.g. as a food preservative, also QUINOLINE. |
| QUINOLONE | • quinolone n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline. • quinolone n. (Medicine) Any of a range of broad-spectrum antibiotics, related to nalidixic acid, based on this structure. • QUINOLONE n. any of a group of antibiotics used esp. against infections of the urinary or respiratory tracts. |
| QUINONOID | • quinonoid adj. (Organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or having the structure of a quinone. • quinonoid n. (Organic chemistry) Any compound that resembles a quinone but in which the >C=O groups are replaced… • QUINONOID adj. like a quinone. |
| QUINQUINA | • quinquina n. (Archaic) Synonym of cinchona in all its senses. • QUINQUINA n. (Quechua) a tree yielding cinchona bark, from which quinine is made, also CHINACHINA, CINCHONA, KINA, KINAKINA, QUINA, QUINAQUINA. |
| QUINTAINS | • quintains n. Plural of quintain. • QUINTAIN n. (historical) a post for the practice of tilting with a turning crosspiece. |
| QUINTETTE | • quintette n. Alternative spelling of quintet A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five… • QUINTETTE n. a composition for five voices or instruments, also QUINTET, QUINTETT. |
| QUINTETTI | • QUINTETTO n. (Italian) a quintet. |
| QUINTETTO | • quintetto n. (Music) A quintet. • quintetto n. (Archaic) A party of five. • QUINTETTO n. (Italian) a quintet. |
| QUINTETTS | • quintetts n. Plural of quintett. • QUINTETT n. a composition for five voices or instruments, also QUINTET, QUINTETTE. |
| QUINTILES | • quintiles n. Plural of quintile. • QUINTILE n. a frequency distribution. |
| QUINTUPLE | • quintuple adj. Having five parts or members. • quintuple adj. Five times as much. • quintuple adj. (Music) having five crotchets in a bar. |
| QUINTUPLY | • quintuply adv. In a quintuple way; five times or in five pieces, etc. • QUINTUPLY n. in Scots law, a reply made to a defendant's quadruply. |
| QUINZHEES | • quinzhees n. Plural of quinzhee. • quin-zhees n. Plural of quin-zhee. • QUINZHEE n. (Inuit) a shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow, also QUINZIE. |