| quinoline |
a colorless liquid compound obtained from bones, coal tar, or alkaloids, or by synthesis, that is used as a solvent and in the making of dyes, antiseptics, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| quinquagenarian |
fifty years old or between the ages of fifty and sixty. [2 definitions] |
| Quinquagesima |
the fiftieth day before Easter; Sunday before Lent. |
| quinque- |
five. |
| quinquefoliolate |
having five leaflets, as a compound leaf. |
| quinquennial |
happening every five years. [5 definitions] |
| quinquevalent |
in chemistry, pentavalent. [2 definitions] |
| quinsy |
a swelling and reddening of the tonsils that produces pus and often an abscess. |
| quint |
(informal) one of five children born to a mother from a single pregnancy; quintuplet. |
| quintal |
a unit of weight equal to one hundred kilograms or 220.462 pounds. [2 definitions] |
| quintar |
variant of qintar. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. [3 definitions] |
| quintet |
five musicians or singers who perform together as a group. [3 definitions] |
| quintillion |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 1018. [2 definitions] |
| quintuple |
consisting of or divided into five parts. [4 definitions] |
| quintuplet |
one of five children born to a mother from a single pregnancy. [2 definitions] |
| quintuplicate |
a collection of five things that are exactly alike (usu. prec. by "in"). [5 definitions] |
| quip |
a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance. [2 definitions] |
| quipu |
a device that consists of colored and knotted cords, used by the ancient Peruvians to keep accounts, record events, and the like. |
| quire |
twenty-four or twenty-five identical sheets of paper; twentieth part of a ream. [2 definitions] |
| quirk |
an odd personal trait; idiosyncrasy. [3 definitions] |