English Words: Q

2,880 words · Page 12 of 58

quadrihydratenoun

tetrahydrate

quadrijugaladj

Especially of a chariot: pulled by four horses.

quadrijugateadj

Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets.

quadrilabialadj

Articulated with two pairs of lips (i.e. involving mouth-to-mouth contact between two people).

quadrilaminaradj

Having four layers.

quadrilaminateadj

Having four layers.

quadrilateralnoun

A polygon with four sides.

quadrilateralitynoun

The quality of being quadrilateral.

quadrilateralizeverb

To quadrangulate.

quadrilaterallyadv

In a quadrilateral fashion.

quadrilateralnessnoun

The quality of being quadrilateral.

quadrilemmanoun

A circumstance in which a choice must be made between four undesirable options.

quadrilinearadj

Having, or bounded by, four lines.

quadrilinearitynoun

The condition of being quadrilinear

quadrilinearlyadv

In a quadrilinear manner.

quadrilingualadj

Involving four languages.

quadrilingualismnoun

The condition of being quadrilingual; the ability to speak four languages.

quadrilinguallyadv

In four languages.

quadriliteraladj

Used to describe word roots in Afroasiatic languages which consist of four letters

quadriliteralismnoun

The quality of being quadriliteral.

quadrillenoun

A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.

quadrille papernoun

Paper marked out with squares.

quadrillernoun

One who dances the quadrille.

quadrilliardnum

A thousand million million million million: 1 followed by twenty-seven zeros, 10²⁷.

quadrillionnum

A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000⁴): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.

quadrillionairenoun

Somebody whose wealth is at least one quadrillion (10¹⁵) currency units.

quadrillionfoldadj

By a multiple of one quadrillion; by a quadrillion times as much or as many.

quadrillionthadj

The ordinal form of the number one quadrillion.

quadrilobateadj

Having four lobes.

quadrilobedadj

Having four lobes.

quadrilobularadj

Having four lobules.

quadrilocularadj

Having four cells or compartments.

quadriloculateadj

Having four loculi

quadriloguenoun

Alternative spelling of quadralogue.

quadrilogynoun

A tetralogy.

quadrimernoun

tetramer

quadrimesternoun

A period of four months or about four months.

quadrimetallicadj

Containing atoms of four metals in each molecule.

quadrimillennialadj

Occurring every four thousand years.

quadrimodaladj

Having, or employing, four modes

quadrimodalitynoun

The condition of being quadrimodal

quadrimolecularadj

Involving four molecules

quadrimoraicadj

Having four morae.

quadrimoraicitynoun

The property of having four morae.

quadrinationaladj

Of or pertaining to four nations.

quadrinitynoun

Alternative form of quaternity.

quadrinodaladj

Having four nodes.

quadrinomialadj

Consisting of four names or parts or terms.

quadrinucleateadj

Having four nuclei.

quadrinucleatedadj

Alternative form of quadrinucleate.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter Q contains 2,880 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 58 pages, and you are currently viewing page 12. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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