(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
anthraquinone
anthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.
aquench
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
chequeen
chequeen
noun
(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
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
diphenylquinomethane
earthquaken
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
enchequer
equestrianship
equestrianship
noun
equestrianism
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
haqueton
harlequin
harlequin
adj
Brightly colored, especially in a pattern like that of a harlequin clown's clothes.
Of a greenish-chartreuse color.
noun
(entomology) Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genera Taxila and Praetaxila.
(informal) A harlequin duck.
A greenish-chartreuse color.
A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes.
verb
(intransitive) To make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.
(transitive) To remove or conjure away, as if by a harlequin's trick.
harlequina
harlequinade
harlequinade
noun
A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness.
harlequinery
harlequinesque
harlequinesque
adj
Like or befitting a harlequin; clownish.
harlequinic
harlequinic
adj
Of or relating to a harlequin (pantomime fool).
harlequinism
harlequinize
harlequinize
verb
(transitive) To make gaudy and comical.
harlequins
harlequins
noun
plural of harlequin
hawthornesque
headquartering
headquartering
verb
present participle of headquarter
heinesque
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hemiquinonoid
henequen
henequen
noun
A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc.
The fibre from this plant (sometimes mistakenly called sisal, which is from Agave sisalana).
henequens
henequens
noun
plural of henequen
henequin
henequin
noun
Alternative form of jeniquen
henequins
heniquen
heniquens
hennebique
henrique
henriques
herquein
hindquarter
hindquarter
noun
(in the plural) The hind biped (leg) of a quadruped, or all body parts situated behind the hind legs' trunk-attachment.
(metonymically, derogatory, usually in the plural) Human behind, butt.
Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
hydroquinine
hydroquinoline
hydroquinone
hydroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.
hydroxyanthraquinone
hydroxyanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
jonahesque
liquorishness
machinotechnique
methaqualone
methaqualone
noun
(pharmacology) A sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates. Also used recreationally.
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.
naphthoquinone
naphthoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomers of polycyclic aromatic ketones derived from naphthalene.
nesquehoning
nesquehonite
nesquehonite
noun
(mineralogy) Magnesium carbonate trihydrate.
nonacquaintanceship
nonrelinquishment
nonrelinquishment
noun
Lack of relinquishment; failure to relinquish.
orthobenzoquinone
orthobenzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) One of the two isomers of quinone, 1,2-benzoquinone.
orthoquinone
orthoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2-benzoquinone
oversqueamishness
oversqueamishness
noun
The quality of being oversqueamish.
oxyanthraquinone
oxynaphtoquinone
phenanthraquinone
phenanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any quinone derived from phenanthrene, but especially 9,10-phenanthraquinone (9,10-phenanthrenedione)
phenanthrenequinone
phenanthrenequinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric quinones derived from phenanthrene, but especially 9,10-phenanthrenequinone obtained by oxidation with chromic acid
phenoquinone
phylloquinone
phylloquinone
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) Synonym of phytomenadione.
quackenbush
quackishness
quackishness
noun
The state or condition of being quackish.
quakerishness
qualmishness
qualmishness
noun
The quality of being qualmish.
quantummechanical
quarternight
quattuordecillionth
queanish
queanish
adj
(obsolete) Like a quean, an impudent or disreputable woman.
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.
queenfish
queenfish
noun
Any fish in the genus Scomberoides
Seriphus politus, a North American croaker with elongated body and large mouth.
queenfishes
queenfishes
noun
plural of queenfish
queenhood
queenhood
noun
The dignity of character becoming a queen.
The state, rank, or status of a queen.
queenright
queenright
adj
(zoology, of colonies of bees, ants, etc.) Having a queen.
queenship
queenship
noun
The rank, status, position, or dignity of a queen.
queerishness
queerishness
noun
The quality of being queerish.
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
quinhydrone
quinhydrone
noun
(chemistry) a molecular complex of a quinone and its corresponding hydroquinone
quippishness
quippishness
noun
The quality of being quippish.
relinquish
relinquish
verb
(transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
(transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something. To trade away.
(transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
(transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
relinquished
relinquished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of relinquish
relinquisher
relinquisher
noun
One who relinquishes.
relinquishers
relinquishers
noun
plural of relinquisher
relinquishes
relinquishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of relinquish
relinquishing
relinquishing
verb
present participle of relinquish
relinquishment
relinquishment
noun
The act of relinquishing something.
relinquishments
relinquishments
noun
plural of relinquishment
requench
requench
noun
A second or subsequent quench.
verb
(transitive) To quench again.
sphenosquamosal
squamosphenoid
squamosphenoidal
squarishness
squarishness
noun
The state or quality of being squarish.
squashiness
squashiness
noun
The state or condition of being squashy.
squeamishness
squeamishness
noun
The quality of being squeamish
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
squishiness
squishiness
noun
The state or quality of being squishy.
susquehanna
susquehanna
Proper noun
a major river in the north-eastern United States, flowing from New York State through Pennsylvania and Maryland to
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.
techniquer
techniques
techniques
noun
plural of technique
thundersquall
thundersquall
noun
A squall accompanied by thunder.
thymoquinone
thymoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpenoid quinone, found in caraway, coriander and nutmeg, that has antioxidant activity