ACQUIRABILITY | • acquirability n. (Rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness. • ACQUIRABILITY n. the ability to be acquired. |
AQUACULTURIST | • aquaculturist n. (Agriculture) A person involved in aquaculture. • AQUACULTURIST n. one who practises aquaculture. |
CARNIVALESQUE | • carnivalesque adj. Resembling or characteristic of a carnival. • CARNIVALESQUE adj. characteristic of or appropriate to a carnival. |
QUADRAPLEGICS | • QUADRAPLEGIC n. one suffering from quadriplegia, paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRIPLEGIC. |
QUADRATICALLY | • quadratically adv. In a quadratic way. • QUADRATICAL adv. involving the square but no higher power, as a quadratic equation, also QUADRATIC. |
QUADRICIPITAL | • quadricipital adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadriceps. • QUADRICIPITAL adj. relating to the quadriceps, the great extensor muscle of the knee. |
QUADRILOCULAR | • quadrilocular adj. Having four cells or compartments. • QUADRILOCULAR adj. having four compartments. |
QUADRIVALENCE | • quadrivalence n. The condition of being quadrivalent. • QUADRIVALENCE n. the state of being quadrivalent, also QUADRIVALENCY. |
QUADRIVALENCY | • quadrivalency n. Synonym of quadrivalence. • QUADRIVALENCY n. the state of being quadrivalent, also QUADRIVALENCE. |
QUADRUPLICATE | • quadruplicate adj. Having four parts. • quadruplicate adj. Four times over, multiplied by four. • quadruplicate n. In quadruplicate: four times over, in four copies. |
QUALIFICATORS | • qualificators n. Plural of qualificator. • QUALIFICATOR n. one who prepares ecclesiastical cases for trial. |
QUALIFICATORY | • qualificatory adj. That serves as qualification. • QUALIFICATORY adj. of the nature of a qualification. |
QUASICRYSTALS | • quasicrystals n. Plural of quasicrystal. • quasi-crystals n. Plural of quasi-crystal. • QUASICRYSTAL n. a body of solid material that resembles a crystal in being composed of repeating structural units but that incorporates two or more unit cells into a quasiperiodic structure. |
QUASIPARTICLE | • quasiparticle n. (Physics) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping… • QUASIPARTICLE n. a composite entity (as a vibration in a solid) that is analogous in its behavior to a single particle. |
SQUIRARCHICAL | • SQUIRARCHICAL adj. relating to a squirarchy, also SQUIRARCHAL, SQUIREARCHAL, SQUIREARCHICAL. |