(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
antiquer
antiquer
adj
comparative form of antique: more antique
noun
(slang) A person who browses for antiques.
A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
aquarian
aquarian
noun
A person who keeps an aquarium.
boqueron
conquers
conquers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conquer
enquired
enquired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enquire
enquirer
enquirer
noun
Alternative form of inquirer
enquires
enquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enquire
frequent
frequent
adj
(obsolete) Full; crowded; thronged.
(obsolete) Often or commonly reported.
Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
Done or occurring often; common.
Occurring at short intervals.
verb
(transitive) To visit often.
henrique
herquein
inquired
inquired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inquire
inquirer
inquirer
noun
One who enquires.
inquires
inquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inquire
jerquing
jerquing
noun
(UK, archaic) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.
maroquin
maroquin
noun
(somewhat dated) leather made from goatskin
marquand
niquiran
qindarka
qindarka
noun
plural of qindarkë
quadrans
quadrans
noun
A bronze coin of the Roman republic worth one quarter of an as.
quadrant
quadrant
noun
(college basketball) One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.
(geometry) One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
(mathematics) One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
(nautical) A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
(obsolete) A square or quadrangle.
One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
quadrine
quadrine
noun
Alternative form of quatrin
quadroon
quadroon
adj
(dated, chiefly historical) Of or related to quadroons.
noun
(dated, chiefly historical) A person considered three-fourths white, having one non-white grandparent.
quainter
quainter
adj
comparative form of quaint: more quaint
quandary
quandary
noun
A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice.
A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.
quaranty
quaranty
noun
(historical, uncommon) Synonym of Council of Forty, former courts with 40 members in Florence and Venice.
quarrian
quarrian
noun
Alternative form of quarrion
quarrion
quarrion
noun
A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.
quartana
quartane
quartane
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) butane
quartano
quartans
quartans
noun
plural of quartan
quartern
quartern
noun
(archaic) A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds.
(archaic) A quarter part; one fourth.
quartine
quartine
noun
(botany, archaic) A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.
quateron
quatrain
quatrain
noun
A poem in four lines.
A stanza of four lines.
quatrino
quatrino
noun
Alternative form of quattrino (“old Italian coin”)
queering
queering
noun
(LGBT, social sciences) The process by which something is queered.
verb
present participle of queer
quencher
quencher
noun
Something that quenches (thirst, fire, etc.)
quercine
quercine
adj
Having characteristics of an oak (of genus Quercus)
querendi
querendy
queriman
queriman
noun
The sandbar shark.
querying
querying
adj
Questioning, or prone to asking questions.
noun
The act of making a query.
verb
present participle of query
quiberon
quiberon
Proper noun
A town and seaside resort in Brittany, France.
quinarii
quinarii
noun
plural of quinarius
quintars
quintars
noun
plural of quintar
quintary
quintary
adj
quinary
quintero
quirinal
quirinal
Adjective
Of or relating to the one of the
quirinca
quirinca
noun
The pods of the tree Vachellia caven, sometimes used to feed cattle.
quirinus
quirking
quirking
verb
present participle of quirk
quirting
quirting
verb
present participle of quirt
quistron
quitrent
quitrent
noun
A rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment of which the tenant is quit (absolved) from other service.
ramequin
ramequin
noun
Alternative form of ramekin
requench
requench
noun
A second or subsequent quench.
verb
(transitive) To quench again.
squadron
squadron
noun
(US, military, U.S. Space Force) A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
(military) A body of infantrymen made up of several platoons, averaging from eighty to one hundred and fifty men, and led by a captain or a major.
(military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
(military, historical, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
(military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
(obsolete) A body of troops drawn up in a square.
verb
(transitive) To divide up into squadrons.
squander
squander
verb
(obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
(obsolete) To wander at random; to scatter.
To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
squaring
squaring
noun
The act or process by which something is squared (in various senses).
verb
present participle of square
squarson
squarson
noun
A squire who is also the local rector.
squinter
squinter
noun
One who squints.
squireen
squireen
noun
(originally Ireland) A minor squire; a small landowner.