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pyracantha

noun · any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries

pyramidal motor system

noun · any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord

pythoninae

noun · Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae

qabalistic

adjective · having a secret or hidden meaning- John Gunther

Example: cabalistic symbols engraved in stone

qadhafi

noun · Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942)

qaeda

noun · a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries

qandahar

noun · a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center

qat

noun · the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

Example: in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults

qatari

adjective · of or concerning Qatar or its inhabitants

Example: the Qatari ruling family

qed

noun · a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons

qiangic

noun · the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan

quack

adjective · medically unqualified

Example: a quack doctor

quackery

noun · medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

quackgrass

noun · European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed

quadrangle

noun · a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings

quadraphonic

adjective · of or relating to quadraphony

Example: his quadraphonic sound system

quadrasonic

adjective · of or relating to quadraphony

Example: his quadraphonic sound system

quadratic

adjective · of or relating to the second power

Example: quadratic equation

quadriphonic

adjective · of or relating to quadraphony

Example: his quadraphonic sound system

quadriphonic system

noun · a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system using four separate channels

quadrisonic

adjective · of or relating to quadraphony

Example: his quadraphonic sound system

quadruple

adjective · four times as great or many

Example: a fourfold increase in the dosage

quadruplex

adjective · having four units or components

Example: quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure

quadruplicate

adjective · having four units or components

Example: quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure

quag

noun · a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

quagga

noun · mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century

quaggy

adjective · (of soil) soft and watery

Example: the ground was boggy under foot

quagmire

noun · a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

quahog

noun · an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians

quai d'orsay

noun · the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris

quail at

verb · anticipate with dread or anxiety

quaint

adjective · strange in an interesting or pleasing way

Example: quaint dialect words

quaintly

adverb · in a quaint old-fashioned manner

Example: the room was quaintly furnished

quakers

noun · a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers

quaking aspen

noun · Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa

qualified

adjective · contingent on something else

qualifier

noun · a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb

qualify

verb · add a modifier to a constituent

qualifying adjective

noun · an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice')

qualitative

adjective · involving distinctions based on qualities

Example: qualitative change

qualitatively

adverb · in a qualitative manner

Example: this discoloration qualitatively suggests that the substance is low in inorganic iron

quality

adjective · of high social status

Example: people of quality

quango

noun · a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government

quantal

adjective · of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states

quantify

verb · express as a number or measure or quantity

Example: Can you quantify your results?

quantise

verb · apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor

Example: Quantize gravity

quantitative

adjective · expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement

Example: export wheat without quantitative limitations

quantitatively

adverb · in a quantitative manner

Example: this can be expressed quantitatively

quantity

noun · how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

quantity unit

noun · a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)

quantize

verb · apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor

Example: Quantize gravity

quantized

adjective · of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states