(historical) A gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin.
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
chequin
chequin
noun
Archaic form of zecchino (“old gold coin of Italy”).
chequinn
chlorohydroquinone
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
chronique
chronique
noun
(obsolete) A chronicle.
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cliquishness
cliquishness
noun
the state of being cliquish
coquettishness
coquettishness
noun
The state or quality of being coquettish.
corinthianesque
enchequer
equianchorate
equianharmonic
equianharmonic
adj
(mathematics) equally anharmonic; specifically, whose anharmonic ratio is a cube root of unity
noun
(geometry) A set of four points whose cross ratio (or anharmonic ratio) is a cube root of 1.
equichangeable
hacqueton
harlequinic
harlequinic
adj
Of or relating to a harlequin (pantomime fool).
machinotechnique
michelangelesque
microtechnique
microtechnique
noun
Any small-scale technique.
The art of preparing objects for examination under a microscope.
monchiquite
monchiquite
noun
(mineralogy) A black, basaltic igneous rock consisting of a ground mass of automorphic augite and magnetite with many embedded phenocrysts, usually of olivine.
nonacquaintanceship
quackenbush
quackishness
quackishness
noun
The state or condition of being quackish.
quantummechanical
quattuordecillionth
quebrachamine
quebrachamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from the dried bark of the quebracho tree.
quebrachine
quebrachine
noun
An alkaloid, probably identical to yohimbine, from the quebracho tree
quechuan
quechuan
Adjective
Of, or pertaining, to the Quechua people or language.
Noun
A member of the Quechua people.
Proper noun
Quechua, the language spoken by the Quechua people.
quench
quench
noun
(physics) A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system.
(physics) The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched.
verb
(transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
(transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
(transitive, chemistry) To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
(transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
(transitive, physics) To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.
(transitive, physics) To rapidly terminate the operation of a superconducting electromagnet by causing part or all of the magnet's windings to enter the normal, resistive state.
quenchable
quenchable
adj
Able to be quenched.
quenchableness
quenchableness
noun
The quality of being quenchable.
quenched
quenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quench
quencher
quencher
noun
Something that quenches (thirst, fire, etc.)
quenchers
quenchers
noun
plural of quencher
quenches
quenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quench
quenching
quenching
noun
(astronomy) A process in which a galaxy loses cold gas, thus strongly suppressing star formation.
(metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
(physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties.
verb
present participle of quench
quenchless
quenchless
adj
That cannot be quenched; unquenchable.
quenchlessly
quenchlessly
adv
In a quenchless manner.
quenchlessness
quenchlessness
noun
unquenchability
quicksilverishness
quicksilverishness
noun
The quality of being quicksilverish.
quindecillionth
requench
requench
noun
A second or subsequent quench.
verb
(transitive) To quench again.
squelchiness
squelchiness
noun
The state or quality of being squelchy.
squelching
squelching
noun
The act of something that squelches.
verb
present participle of squelch
squelchingly
squelchingly
adv
In a squelching manner.
squelchingness
squench
squencher
squinched
squinched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squinch
squinches
squinches
noun
plural of squinch
technique
technique
noun
(countable) A method of achieving something or carrying something out, especially one requiring some skill or knowledge.
(uncountable) Practical ability in some given field or practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill.
(uncountable) The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.