English Words: Q

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Quimperwarenoun

A form of traditional brightly-colored hand-painted pottery from Quimper in France.

quin-prefix

five

quinanoun

quinine

quinabactinnoun

A synthetic sulfonamide that improves drought tolerance in plants.

quinacillinnoun

A penicillin drug.

quinacridonenoun

An organic compound, a red powder with the molecular formula C₂₀H₁₂N₂O₂, used as a pigment.

quinacrinenoun

A drug with various applications, including as an antimalarial, having the chemical formula C₂₃H₃₀ClN₃O.

quinagolidenoun

A dopamine agonist used to treat elevated levels of prolactin.

quinalbarbitonenoun

A sedative-hypnotic compound, 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid, used to sedate patients before an operation.

quinaldinicadj

Of or pertaining to quinaldinic acid or its derivatives

quinaphtholnoun

A treatment for typhoid fever etc, prepared from quinine and naphthol sulfonate

quinarianadj

Divided into five parts

quinarianismnoun

The quinary system of classification, which states that each taxon comprises exactly five subtaxa.

quinarilyadv

In a quinary way.

quinariusnoun

A small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic, equal to half of a denarius.

quinaryadj

Of fifth rank or order.

quinateadj

Featuring five leaflets growing from a single point; quinquefoliolate.

quinazolnoun

A complex nitrogenous base related to cinnoline.

quinazolinylnoun

A univalent radical derived from quinazoline.

quinbolonenoun

An anabolic steroid with weak androgenic effects.

quincenoun

The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.

quince cheesenoun

A sweet, thick jelly made from the pulp of the quince.

quinceañeranoun

The fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young Latina woman.

quincelikeadj

Resembling a quince.

quincentenariannoun

One who or that which is between 500 and 599 years old.

quincentennialadj

Of or related to a 500th anniversary.

quincentenniumnoun

A period of five hundred years, half a millennium.

Quincestname

The real-person fiction ship of identical twin indie pop duo Tegan and Sara.

quinchverb

To twitch, as if in pain; flinch, wince.

quinchanoun

A traditional Latin American construction system that uses wood and cane or giant reed to form an earthquake-proof framework that is covered in mud and plaster.

quincidencenoun

Pronunciation spelling of coincidence.

Quincke's edemanoun

angioedema

quincoloradj

Having five colors.

quincubitaladj

Having a fifth cubital remex.

quincuncialadj

Arranged in a quincunx.

quincunciallyadv

In a quincuncial fashion.

quincunxnoun

An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.

quincunxialadj

Alternative spelling of quincuncial.

quincunxiallyadv

In a quincunxial fashion.

quincupleadj

fivefold; applied to five concentric circles

quincuplexadj

Rare form of quintuplex.

Quincyname

A surname from Old French.

Quindename

A surname from Spanish.

quindec-prefix

Fifteen.

quindecadnoun

A set of fifteen things.

quindecagonnoun

A polygon with fifteen sides and fifteen angles.

quindecagonaladj

Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.

quindecaminenoun

An antibacterial drug.

quindecanglenoun

Synonym of quindecagon.

quindecasyllabicadj

Having fifteen syllables.

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 45. 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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