English Words: Q

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quininizationnoun

A medical treatment with quinine.

quininizeverb

To treat with quinine.

Quinisextadj

Describing a council convoked by the emperor Justinian II at Constantinople in 692, also known as the Council in Trullo; of or pertaining to this council.

quinismnoun

cinchonism

quinisocainenoun

A topical anesthetic used as an antipruritic.

quinitynoun

Synonym of quintet: A group of five.

quinizarinnoun

A yellow crystalline substance produced artificially and isomeric with alizarin.

quinizedadj

quininized; treated with quinine

quinknoun

A hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.

Quinkannoun

An Aboriginal spirit, especially as depicted on rock paintings in Queensland

Quinlanname

A surname from Irish.

quinmeracnoun

A particular auxin herbicide.

Quinnname

A surname from Irish.

quinnatnoun

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, the chinook salmon.

Quinnename

A female given name.

Quinnellname

A surname originating as a matronymic.

Quinnyname

A nickname of the surname Quinn.

quinoanoun

A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.

quinocetonenoun

The genotoxin 1-(3-methyl-2-quinoxalinyl)-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-one N,N'-dioxide

quinodimethanenoun

A highly reactive diene consisting of a benzene ring with two attached methylene groups.

quinoformnoun

The drug clioquinol.

quinogennoun

A hypothetical radical of quinine and related alkaloids.

quinohaemoproteinnoun

Any of a class of proteins that have haem and quinone as cofactors

quinoidadj

Having a structure based upon a quinone.

quinoidizationnoun

Modification by addition of, or conversion to a quinone.

quinolinatenoun

Any salt or ester of quinolinic acid.

quinolinenoun

Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C₉H₇N.

quinolinemethanethiolnoun

A sulfoxymethyl derivative of quinoline that is present in the defensive spray of some skunks

quinolinemethanolnoun

An alkaloid whose derivatives are used for a variety of pharmaceutical purposes, most notably quinine, which is used to treat malaria.

quinolinicadj

Of or pertaining to quinolinic acid or its derivatives

quinoliniumnoun

The cation formed by protonation of a quinoline

quinolinonenoun

Any cyclic ketone derived from quinoline

quinolinylnoun

The radical derived from quinoline

quinolizidinenoun

A bicyclic saturated heterocyclic compound in which a nitrogen atom serves as a bridge.

quinologicaladj

Of or pertaining to quinology.

quinologistnoun

One who studies quinology.

quinologynoun

The science of the cultivation of cinchona and its use in medicine as quinine.

quinolonenoun

Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline.

quinonenoun

Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.

quinoneiminenoun

Any imine derived from a quinone

Quinonesname

A surname from Spanish.

Quinonezname

Quiñónez: A surname from Spanish.

quinoniminenoun

Any of a class of imines formally derived from a quinone by replacing one or both oxygens with =NR.

quinonizationnoun

The treatment of a substance with a quinone.

quinonoidadj

Of, relating to, or having the structure of a quinone

quinonoximenoun

either the mono- or di- oxime of a quinone; tautomeric with nitrosophenols

quinophannoun

Synonym of cinchophen.

quinoproteinnoun

Any of a class of proteins that have quinones as cofactors.

quinovicadj

Of or pertaining to quinovic acid

quinovinnoun

An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks.

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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 47. 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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