English Words: Q

2,880 words · Page 13 of 58

quadrioxalatenoun

A salt containing four equivalents of oxalic acid to one equivalent of the basic element (or to one equivalent of a univalent basic radical).

quadriparanoun

A female who has borne four offspring.

quadriparesisnoun

weakness or paralysis in all four limbs

quadriparousadj

Having given birth to four offspring.

quadripartiteadj

Divided into four parts.

quadripartitelyadv

In a quadripartite fashion; into four parts.

quadripartitionnoun

A division into four parts.

quadripartitismnoun

A quadripartite approach or policy.

quadripaschaladj

Including four Passovers.

quadripedaladj

four-footed

quadripennateadj

Having four wings.

quadripetaladj

Having four petals

quadriphasenoun

A phase modulation technique that uses four different phase angles.

quadriphasicadj

Having four phases

quadriphosphatenoun

Any salt or ester containing four phosphate groups.

quadriphyllousadj

Having four leaves

quadripinnateadj

Having four pinnae

quadriplanaradj

Composed of, or relating to, four planes.

quadriplegianoun

Paralysis from the neck down.

quadriplegicadj

Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.

quadriploidnoun

Alternative form of tetraploid.

quadripointnoun

A point at which four borders meet.

quadripolaradj

Having or involving four poles.

quadripolenoun

An electrical circuit that has two pairs of external terminals.

quadriporateadj

Having four pores.

quadriporticusnoun

A nearly square courtyard surrounded by colonnaded porticoes.

quadriptychnoun

A tetraptych.

quadripulseadj

Employing four pulses (typically, four monophasic magnetic pulses)

quadriracialadj

Of or relating to four races.

quadriradialadj

Having four radiating chromatids

quadriradiateadj

Having or consisting of four rays or similar radiating parts.

quadriradicaladj

which consist of four consonants in its root formula.

quadriremenoun

A galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen.

quadrisecantnoun

A line that passes through four points of the curve.

quadrisectornoun

A line or curve that quadrisects something.

quadriseptateadj

Having four septa.

quadriserialadj

Arranged in four series.

quadriseriallyadv

In a quadriserial manner.

quadriseriateadj

In four rows or series.

quadriseriatelyadv

In a quadriseriate manner.

quadrisetoseadj

Having four bristles.

quadrisonicadj

quadraphonic

quadrispecificadj

Involving four species.

quadrispiraladj

Quadruply spiral; involving, or consisting of, four spirals.

quadristearatenoun

Any ester containing four stearate groups.

quadrisulcateadj

Having four hooves

quadrisyllabicadj

Having four syllables.

quadrisyllabicaladj

quadrisyllabic

quadrisyllablenoun

A word of four syllables.

quadriternateadj

Four times ternate.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 13. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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