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quantong

noun · red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam

quantum chromodynamics

noun · a theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together

quantum leap

noun · a sudden large increase or advance

Example: this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer

quarantined

adjective · under forced isolation especially for health reasons

Example: a quarantined animal

quark

noun · fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet

quarrelsome

adjective · given to quarreling

Example: arguing children

quartan

adjective · occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria)

Example: quartan malaria

quarter

noun · clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

Example: he surrendered but asked for quarter

quarter mile

noun · a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile

quarterly

adjective · of or relating to or consisting of a quarter

Example: quarterly report

quarters

noun · housing available for people to live in

Example: he found quarters for his family

quartet

noun · a musical composition for four performers

quartette

noun · a musical composition for four performers

quartz glass

noun · colorless glass made of almost pure silica

quash

verb · put down by force or intimidation

Example: The government quashes any attempt of an uprising

quasi

adjective · having some resemblance

Example: a quasi success

quasi-ngo

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

quasi-royal

adjective · having the power but not the rank or title of a king

Example: one of the quasi-royal rulers of Africa

quasi-stellar radio source

noun · a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts

quassia family

noun · chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit

quat

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

quaternary

adjective · coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude

Example: the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present

quaternate

adjective · consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four

Example: quaternate leaves

quavering

adjective · (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear

Example: the old lady's quavering voice

quaveringly

adverb · in an unsteady quavering manner

Example: the man began quaveringly to question the soldier

queasily

adverb · in a queasy manner

Example: `Do I have to remove the liver,' the medical student asked queasily

queasiness

noun · inability to rest or relax or be still

queasy

adjective · causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

Example: spent an anxious night waiting for the test results

quechuan

adjective · of or relating to the Quechua or their language

queen anne's lace

noun · a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots

queen city

noun · the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

queen isabella

noun · the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)

queen it over

verb · act like the master of

Example: He is lording it over the students

queen-size

adjective · (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size

Example: a queen-sized bed

queen-sized

adjective · (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size

Example: a queen-sized bed

queen's crape myrtle

noun · native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers

queenlike

adjective · having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen

Example: queenly propriety

queenly

adjective · having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen

Example: queenly propriety

queensland bottletree

noun · large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia

queensland kauri

noun · Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer

queer

adjective · beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Example: a curious hybrid accent

queer duck

noun · someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group

queerly

adverb · in a questionably unusual manner

Example: this money had been queerly come by

quell

verb · suppress or crush completely

Example: squelch any sign of dissent

quelled

adjective · subdued or overcome

Example: the quelled rebellion

quellung reaction

noun · the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms

Example: pneumococcus quellung

quench

verb · cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid

Example: quench steel

quenched

adjective · subdued or overcome

Example: the quelled rebellion

quenching

noun · the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

Example: the extinction of the lights

quenchless

adjective · impossible to quench

Example: unquenchable thirst

quercus alba

noun · large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood

quercus falcata

noun · large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward

quercus laevis

noun · small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes

quercus lyrata

noun · medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year