(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
appropinquation
appropinquation
noun
The act of drawing near; an approach.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
aquaplaner
aquaplaner
noun
One who aquaplanes.
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
disquiparancy
disquiparant
disquiparation
equestrianship
equestrianship
noun
equestrianism
equiparant
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.
equipartisan
equipartition
equipartition
noun
(mathematics, of a graph) The partition of its vertex set into sets whose sizes differ from each other by no more than 1.
(statistical mechanics) Short for w:Equipartition theorem.
The division of something into equal parts.
verb
(transitive) To divide into equal parts.
equiponderance
equiponderance
noun
The state of being equal in weight; equipoise
equiponderancy
equiponderancy
noun
Archaic form of equiponderance.
equiponderant
equiponderant
adj
(obsolete) Having equal weight.
equiponderate
equiponderate
verb
To counterbalance.
equiponderated
equiponderated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate
equiponderating
equiponderating
verb
present participle of equiponderate
equiponderation
equiponderation
noun
An equiponderating, or counterbalancing.
equiponderous
equiponderous
adj
Having equal weight.
equiproducing
equiproportional
equiproportional
adj
equally proportional (to two or more other things)
equiproportionality
equiproportionality
noun
The condition of being equiproportional
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
inquisitorship
inquisitorship
noun
The role or status of inquisitor.
japanesquery
palanquiner
parabenzoquinone
parabenzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) One of the two isomers of quinone, 1,4-benzoquinone.
paraquinone
paraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzoquinone
parqueting
parqueting
verb
present participle of parquet
pasquinader
pasquinader
noun
One who pasquinades; a lampooner.
perquisition
perquisition
noun
A thorough inquiry or search.
peruginesque
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
picturesqueness
picturesqueness
noun
The condition of being picturesque
picturesquenesses
picturesquenesses
noun
plural of picturesqueness
pinteresque
pinteresque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the playwright or his works.
preacquaint
preacquaint
verb
(transitive) To acquaint beforehand.
preacquaintance
preacquaintance
noun
Previous acquaintance or knowledge.
preacquiring
preacquiring
verb
present participle of preacquire
preacquisition
preacquisition
adj
Prior to acquisition
noun
acquisition prior to some other action.
preacquisitiveness
preacquitting
preadequateness
preantiquity
preantiquity
noun
The time before antiquity.
preconquer
preconquer
verb
(rare) To conquer beforehand.
preconquest
preconquest
adj
Prior to conquest.
preconquestal
preconquestal
adj
Synonym of preconquest
preconquestual
predelinquency
predelinquency
noun
The quality of being predelinquent.
predelinquent
predelinquent
adj
At risk of falling into delinquency.
noun
A young person who is at risk of falling into delinquency.
predelinquently
preequalization
preequipment
preequipping
preinquisition
preliquidating
preliquidation
preliquidation
adj
Before liquidation.
prequalification
prequalification
adj
Prior to a qualification being awarded.
noun
qualification in advance
prequalifying
prequalifying
verb
present participle of prequalify
prequarantine
prequarantine
adj
Before a quarantine.
prequarantined
prequarantining
prequestion
prequotation
prequoting
prerequirement
prerequirement
noun
A prerequisite requirement
prerequiring
prerequiring
verb
present participle of prerequire
prerequisition
preterequine
primaquine
primaquine
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.
proacquisition
proconquest
proinquiry
propinquant
propinque
propinquitatis
propinquities
propinquities
noun
plural of propinquity
propinquity
propinquity
noun
Affiliation or similarity.
Nearness or proximity
propinquous
propinquous
adj
Synonym of propinquent
prosequendum
provoquant
pseudoequalitarian
pseudoequalitarian
adj
Apparently, but not actually, equalitarian.
quadraphonic
quadraphonic
adj
(of a sound system) Employing four independent channels or speakers.
quadraphonics
quadraphonics
noun
quadraphonic sound
quadripartition
quadripartition
verb
(transitive) To partition into four.
quadripennate
quadripennate
adj
(rare) Having four wings.
quadriphonic
quadriphonic
adj
Alternative form of quadraphonic
quadripinnate
quadripinnate
adj
(botany) Having four pinnae
quadriplanar
quadriplanar
adj
Composed of, or relating to, four planes.
quadripulmonary
quadrophonics
quadrupedan
quadrupedant
quadrupedant
noun
quadruped
quadrupedantic
quadrupedantical
quadrupedantical
adj
(obsolete) quadrupedal
quadrupedation
quadruplane
quadruplane
noun
An airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces (four wings one above the other)
quadrupleness
quadrupleness
noun
The state of being quadruple or quadrupled.
quadruplicating
quadruplicating
verb
present participle of quadruplicate
quadruplication
quadruplication
noun
multiplication by four
quadruplications
quadruplications
noun
plural of quadruplication
quadrupling
quadrupling
noun
An act of quadrupling.
verb
present participle of quadruple
quersprung
quersprung
noun
(skiing) A kind of jump turn where the skier turns 90 degrees in the air.
quinopyrin
quinquecapsular
quinquepartite
quinquepartite
adj
Consisting of five parts.
quinquepartition
quintuplinerved
quintuplinerved
adj
(botany) Having five nerves.
quintupliribbed
reequipment
reequipment
noun
The act, or the result of reequipping
reequipments
reequipments
noun
plural of reequipment
reequipping
reequipping
verb
present participle of reequip
repiquing
repiquing
verb
present participle of repique
roentgenopaque
sculpturesqueness
sculpturesqueness
noun
The quality of being sculpturesque.
sesquiterpene
sesquiterpene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones.