(optics) Of or pertaining to lenses that have four different powers per eye.
quadrifoil
quadrifoil
adj
Alternative form of quadrifoliate
quadrifoliate
quadrifoliate
adj
(botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
quadrifoliolate
quadrifoliolate
adj
(botany) Having four leaflets.
quadrifolious
quadrifolium
quadrifrontal
quadrifrontal
adj
(architecture) In the form of a quadrifrons.
quadrillion
quadrillion
noun
(figuratively, slang, hyperbolic) Any very large number, exceeding normal description.
num
(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^4): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.
(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000,000^2): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10²⁴.
quadrillions
quadrillions
noun
plural of quadrillion
quadrillionth
quadrillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one quadrillion.
noun
One of a quadrillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the quadrillionth position.
quadrillionths
quadrillionths
noun
plural of quadrillionth
quadrilobate
quadrilobate
adj
Having four lobes.
quadrilobed
quadrilobed
Adjective
Having four lobes.
quadrilocular
quadrilocular
adj
Having four cells or compartments.
quadriloculate
quadriloculate
adj
Having four loculi
quadrilogue
quadrilogue
noun
Alternative spelling of quadralogue
quadrilogy
quadrilogy
noun
(nonstandard) A tetralogy.
quadrimolecular
quadrimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Involving four molecules
quadrinodal
quadrinodal
adj
(mathematics) Having four nodes.
quadrinomial
quadrinomial
adj
Consisting of four names or parts or terms.
noun
(algebra) An expression consisting of four terms.
quadrinomical
quadrinominal
quadrinominal
adj
Alternative form of quadrinomial
quadrioxalate
quadriphyllous
quadriphyllous
adj
(botany) Having four leaves
quadripolar
quadripolar
adj
Having four poles
quadripole
quadripole
noun
(electronics) An electrical circuit that has two pairs of external terminals.
(physics) four poles disposed in a square fashion.
quadripulmonary
quadrisyllabous
quadrivoltine
quadrivoltine
adj
Having four broods or litters in one year.
quadruplator
quadruplator
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a public informer who received a fourth part.
quadruplication
quadruplication
noun
multiplication by four
quadruplications
quadruplications
noun
plural of quadruplication
quadrupole
quadrupole
noun
(physics) A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions.
(physics) A magnet with two north poles and two south poles, used to focus a beam of particles.
quadrupoles
quadrupoles
noun
plural of quadrupole
quaestorial
quaestorial
adj
Of or relating to a quaestor.
qualificator
qualificator
noun
An officer who examines and prepares causes for trial in the ecclesiastical courts.
qualificatory
qualificatory
adj
That serves as qualification
qualmproof
quarrellous
quarrellous
adj
Alternative form of quarrelous
quarrelous
quarrelous
adj
(now US) Quarrelsome; argumentative.
quarrelously
quarrelproof
quarrelsome
quarrelsome
adj
Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
quarrelsomely
quarrelsomely
adv
In a quarrelsome manner.
quarrelsomeness
quarrelsomeness
noun
The quality of being quarrelsome; an argumentative nature.
quarterfoil
quarterfoil
noun
Archaic form of quatrefoil.
quartole
quartole
noun
(music) A quadruplet.
quatrefoil
quatrefoil
noun
(architecture) A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with four lobes.
quatrefoiled
quatrefoiled
adj
(architecture) decorated with quatrefoils
quatrefoils
quatrefoils
noun
plural of quatrefoil
quatrefoliated
quattuordecillion
quattuordecillion
num
(US, Britain, Australia, rare, short scale) 10⁴⁵.
(dated, Britain, Australia, rare, long scale) 10⁸⁴.
quattuordecillionth
quebrachitol
quebrachitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals
querciflorae
quercitol
quercitol
noun
(organic chemistry) The sugar alcohol 5-deoxyinositol present in acorns and the bark of oaks
querimoniously
querimoniously
adv
In a querimonious manner.
querulation
querulosity
querulosity
noun
querulousness
querulous
querulous
adj
Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
querulously
querulously
adv
With grumbling, complaining, or whining.
querulousness
querulousness
noun
A querulous utterance.
The quality of being querulous.
querulousnesses
querulousnesses
noun
plural of querulousness
questorial
questorial
adj
Alternative form of quaestorial
quibbleproof
quillwork
quillwork
noun
Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans.
quillwort
quillwort
noun
Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores.
quinquelocular
quinquelocular
adj
Having five cells or compartments.
quizzatorial
quodlibetarian
quodlibetarian
noun
One who discusses any subject at pleasure.
quodlibetary
quodlibetary
adj
(philosophy) Of or relating to quodlibet.
quoilers
quoilers
noun
(UK, regional, obsolete) The breeching of the harness of a horse-drawn cart.
reliquidation
reliquidation
noun
A second or subsequent liquidation.
requalification
requalification
noun
The act of qualifying again
requisitorial
ronquil
ronquil
noun
A perciform marine fish of the family Bathymasteridae, related to the eelpouts and prowfish.
roquelaure
roquelaure
noun
(now archaic, historical) A lined and trimmed cloak that reaches to the knees, often with bright-coloured lining and trimmed with fur.
roquelaures
roquelaures
noun
plural of roquelaure
roquellorz
roquille
rorqual
rorqual
noun
Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding.
rorquals
rorquals
noun
plural of rorqual
sesquialterous
sesquichloride
sesquichloride
noun
(chemistry) Any chloride containing three chlorine atoms for every two atoms of another element.
siliquiferous
siliquiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing a silique.
siliquiform
siliquiform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a silique.
sobriquetical
sobriquetical
adj
Of or relating to sobriquets.
soliloquiser
soliloquiser
noun
Alternative form of soliloquizer
soliloquizer
soliloquizer
noun
One who soliloquizes.
squadrol
squadrol
noun
A squad car that also serves as an ambulance.
squaliform
squaliform
adj
Shaped like a shark
noun
Any shark of the order Squaliformes
squalor
squalor
noun
Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty
squalors
squalors
noun
plural of squalor
squamatogranulous
squamatotuberculate
squamelliferous
squamelliform
squamocellular
squamocellular
adj
Relating to, or composed of squamous cells
squamoparietal
squamopetrosal
squamosomaxillary
squamosoparietal
squamosotemporal
squamotemporal
squamuliform
squamuliform
adj
Resembling a squamula or little scale.
squarrosely
squarrosely
adv
In a squarrose manner; scabbily.
squarrulose
squarrulose
adj
(botany) Somewhat squarrose; slightly squarrose.
squatarola
squatarole
squaterole
squawflower
squirrelproof
squirrelproof
adj
Resistant to squirrels.
subequatorial
subequatorial
adj
(geography) Belonging to a region adjacent to an equatorial area.
supereloquence
supereloquent
supereloquent
adj
Very eloquent.
supereloquently
supersquamosal
suprasquamosal
tardiloquent
tardiloquous
tardiloquy
toquerville
tranquilization
tranquilization
noun
Alternative form of tranquillization
tranquillization
tranquillization
noun
The act of tranquillizing; calming
tranquillo
transequatorial
transequatorially
transequatorially
adv
Across the equator.
triquetrously
triquetrously
adv
In a triquetrous or triangular manner.
triquinoyl
tristiloquy
turquoiselike
turquoiselike
adj
Similar to or resembling turquoise.
unconquerable
unconquerable
adj
Not conquerable; indomitable.
unconquerableness
unconquerableness
noun
The state or quality of being unconquerable.
unconquerably
unconquerably
adv
In an unconquerable manner.
unequatorial
uninquisitorial
uninquisitorial
adj
Not inquisitorial.
uninquisitorially
unliquored
unliquored
adj
(obsolete) Not moistened or wet with liquor; dry.
unquarrelsome
unquarrelsome
adj
Not quarrelsome.
unquerulous
unquerulous
adj
Not querulous.
unquerulously
unquerulousness
ventriloqual
ventriloqual
adj
Relating to ventriloquism.
ventriloqually
ventriloque
ventriloque
noun
(obsolete) ventriloquist
ventriloquial
ventriloquial
adj
Of bird vocalisations, sounding as though emanating from a location other than where the vocalising bird is.
Of or relating to ventriloquy.
Spoken to oneself.
ventriloquially
ventriloquially
adv
By means of ventriloquism.
ventriloquise
ventriloquise
verb
Alternative form of ventriloquize
ventriloquised
ventriloquised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ventriloquise
ventriloquising
ventriloquising
verb
present participle of ventriloquise
ventriloquism
ventriloquism
noun
The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.
ventriloquisms
ventriloquisms
noun
plural of ventriloquism
ventriloquist
ventriloquist
noun
A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.
ventriloquistic
ventriloquistic
adj
Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist, ventriloquists or ventriloquism.