(medicine) The wasting-away of parts of the body; consumption.
The act of becoming liquid; melting.
colliquative
colliquative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing colliquation; liquefactive
coloquintida
coloquintida
noun
(obsolete) Colocynth, a viny plant bearing extremely bitter fruit.
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
contramarque
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
diplomatique
equalisation
equalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of equalization
equalization
equalization
noun
(finance) Repayment to an investor in a unit trust or OEIC of an increase in the unit price to cover the seller’s entitlement to income received from the underlying investments but not yet distributed to unit holders, repaid as part of the first distribution of income to that investor.
(underwater diving) Maneuvers to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
equationally
equationally
adv
In terms of equations.
equatorially
equatorially
adv
In an equatorial direction
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equidominant
equidominant
adj
equally dominant
equilibrator
equilibrator
noun
(rare) A device that maintains equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
equilocation
equimomental
equimomental
adj
Having equal moments of inertia.
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equiparation
equiparation
noun
(chiefly historical, law, philosophy) The transfer or imputation of attributes from one object or concept to another; the drawing of an equivalence between them.
(more generally, rare) Comparison.
equitemporal
equitemporal
adj
Of equal time.
equivocality
equivocality
noun
The quality of being equivocal.
equivocating
equivocating
verb
present participle of equivocate
equivocation
equivocation
noun
(logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
equivocatory
equivocatory
adj
Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
forequarters
forequarters
noun
plural of forequarter
illaqueation
illaqueation
noun
(obsolete) Trapping or entangling someone or something in a noose, snaring; hanging.
The process of pulling away an inverted eyelash by passing a loop of thread behind it.
inadequation
inadequation
noun
(obsolete) Lack of exact correspondence.
inequilobate
inequilobate
adj
(biology) Unequally lobed; cut into lobes of different shapes or sizes.
inquartation
inquartation
noun
(chemistry, archaic) quartation
inquietation
inquietation
Noun
disturbance
liquefaction
liquefaction
noun
Process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas)
The liquid or semiliquid that results from this process.
liquidations
liquidations
noun
plural of liquidation
magniloquent
magniloquent
adj
Speaking pompously; using deliberately long or esoteric words.
metasequoias
metasequoias
noun
plural of metasequoia
methaqualone
methaqualone
noun
(pharmacology) A sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates. Also used recreationally.
milquetoasts
milquetoasts
noun
plural of milquetoast
misquotation
misquotation
noun
An incorrect quotation.
mousquetaire
mousquetaire
noun
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
musquashroot
nonacquittal
nonacquittal
noun
Absence of acquittal; failure to acquit.
nonequitable
nonequitably
nonqualities
nonqualities
noun
plural of nonquality
nonsequacity
overquantity
overquantity
noun
An excessive quantity; surplus.
pauciloquent
pauciloquent
adj
Using few words when speaking.
prequotation
proacquittal
quadrilobate
quadrilobate
adj
Having four lobes.
quadrisetose
quadrisetose
adj
(biology) Having four bristles.
quadruplator
quadruplator
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a public informer who received a fourth part.
quaestorship
quaestorship
noun
The office or status of quaestor.
qualificator
qualificator
noun
An officer who examines and prepares causes for trial in the ecclesiastical courts.
quantitation
quantitation
noun
The process of quantitating.
The result of a process of quantitating.
quantization
quantization
noun
(countable, physics) A procedure for constructing a quantum field theory starting from a classical field theory; to represent by quanta
(uncountable, signal processing) The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values
quartiparous
quaternionic
quaternionic
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a quaternion
quatrefoiled
quatrefoiled
adj
(architecture) decorated with quatrefoils
quattrocento
quattrocento
noun
The 1400s, the fifteenth-century Renaissance Italian period.
quebrachitol
quebrachitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals
questionable
questionable
adj
(obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
Of dubious respectability or morality.
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
questionably
questionably
adv
in a questionable manner
quetzalcoatl
quinoidation
quixotically
quixotically
adv
In a quixotic manner.
quizzatorial
quodlibetary
quodlibetary
adj
(philosophy) Of or relating to quodlibet.
quotableness
quotableness
noun
The quality or degree of being quotable.
quotationist
quotationist
noun
One who makes, or is given to making, quotations.
sequestrator
sequestrator
noun
One who sequesters.
sesquioctava
squamulation
squamulation
noun
(zoology) The condition of being squamulate; the presence of small scales.
squatinoidei
squattocracy
squattocracy
noun
(Australia, historical) Wealthy landowners (squatters) considered as a class.
suaviloquent
suaviloquent
adj
Sweetly speaking; using agreeable speech.
tardiloquent
tardiloquous
tornadoesque
tornadoesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tornado, or the damage and debris resulting from one.