(geology) Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
churrigueresque
churrigueresque
adj
Alternative form of Churrigueresque
cigaresque
cigaresque
adj
Characteristic of cigars
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
conquering
conquering
noun
gerund of conquer: an act of conquest.
verb
present participle of conquer
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
coquecigrue
coquecigrue
noun
(mathematics) A certain mathematical object in connection with Leibniz algebras.
A chimera.
coquetting
coquetting
noun
coquetry
verb
present participle of coquet
coquillage
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
croquignoles
deliquescing
deliquescing
verb
present participle of deliquesce
eigenfrequency
eigenfrequency
noun
Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.
equichangeable
equiglacial
equiproducing
equivalencing
equivalencing
verb
present participle of equivalence
equivocating
equivocating
verb
present participle of equivocate
equivocatingly
equivocatingly
adv
With equivocation.
glacioaqueous
glacioaqueous
adj
Relating to, or formed by, both ice and water.
grandiloquence
grandiloquence
noun
Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
grecque
grecque
noun
A vessel with a perforated bottom for making coffee without grounds.
An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, especially a fret or meander.
gyrofrequencies
gyrofrequencies
noun
plural of gyrofrequency
gyrofrequency
gyrofrequency
noun
(physics) The frequency of the circular motion of a charged particle in the presence of a uniform magnetic field.
lacquering
lacquering
noun
An application of lacquer.
verb
present participle of lacquer
lacqueying
lacqueying
verb
present participle of lacquey
liquidogenic
longiloquence
longiloquence
noun
long-windedness
magniloquence
magniloquence
noun
The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse.
michelangelesque
nonacquiescing
nonacquiescing
adj
Not acquiescing; not resting one's opposition to something.
nonequivocating
nonequivocating
adj
Not equivocating.
outequivocating
preacquiring
preacquiring
verb
present participle of preacquire
preacquitting
quadriplegic
quadriplegic
adj
Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.
noun
One who suffers from quadriplegia.
quarterbacking
quarterbacking
noun
(American football) The act of playing as a quarterback
(US) The action of making criticisms after the event
verb
present participle of quarterback
quenching
quenching
noun
(astronomy) A process in which a galaxy loses cold gas, thus strongly suppressing star formation.
(metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
(physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties.
verb
present participle of quench
quercetagetin
quercetagetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonol found in grasses of the genus Eriocaulon.
quickening
quickening
noun
An increase of speed.
Stimulation, excitement (of a feeling, emotion etc.).
The action of bringing someone or something to life.
The first noticeable movements of a foetus during pregnancy, or the period when this occurs.
verb
present participle of quicken
quicksilvering
quicksilvering
noun
An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.
verb
present participle of quicksilver
quiescing
quiescing
verb
present participle of quiesce
quindecagon
quindecagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with fifteen sides and fifteen angles.
quindecangle
quindecangle
noun
(obsolete, geometry) quindecagon
reacquainting
reacquainting
verb
present participle of reacquaint
reacquiring
reacquiring
verb
present participle of reacquire
reconquering
reconquering
verb
present participle of reconquer
relacquering
relacquering
verb
present participle of relacquer
resequencing
resequencing
noun
(genetics) The sequencing of part of an individual's genome in order to detect sequence differences between the individual and the standard genome of the species.
Arrangement in a new sequence; reordering.
verb
present participle of resequence
sequencing
sequencing
noun
(molecular biology) The procedure of determining the order of amino acids in the polypeptide chain of a protein (protein sequencing) or of nucleotides in a DNA section comprising a gene (gene sequencing).