Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Quelparte Jeju, an island of South Korea. queltehue Synonym of southern lapwing. Queluz A city in Sintra, district of Lisbon, Portugal. queluzite A metamorphic rock composed of spessartine garnet, tephroite, amphibole, pyroxene and mica. quemadero A place where Spanish heretics were executed by burning. Quemado A census-designated place in New Mexico. queme To please, to satisfy. Quemenes An island of Molene Archipelago, Finistère department, Brittany, France. Quemoy Synonym of Kinmen. quena A traditional flute of the Andes. quenacho A larger, lower-toned version of the quena (traditional flute of the Andes). quench To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst. quenchability Ability to be quenched. quenchable Able to be quenched. quenchableness The quality of being quenchable. quenchant The liquid used in the quenching process of metallurgy, or used to obtain rapid cooling in cryoscopy quenchcoal A person or thing that undermines religious zeal; hence a heartless, uncaring person with respect to religion. quencher Something that quenches (thirst, fire, etc.) quenching The extinction of any of several physical properties. quenchingly So as to quench or extinguish. quenchless That cannot be quenched; unquenchable. quenchlessly In a quenchless manner. quenchlessness unquenchability quenchy Quenching. quenda A short-nosed bandicoot, Isoodon fusciventer, found in southwestern Western Australia (formerly treated as a subspecies of the southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus). quenelle A light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached. Quenemo A minor city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. quenepa The mamoncillo. Queniborough A village and civil parish in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6412). quenk Synonym of collared peccary. Quenneville A surname from French. quenouille The distaff- or cone-like shape of a tree that has been subjected to quenouille training. quenselite A monoclinic-sphenoidal pitch black mineral containing hydrogen, lead, manganese, and oxygen. quenstedtite A rare iron sulfate mineral that forms violet or white triclinic crystals. Quentin A male given name from Latin. Quenya A constructed language created by J. R. R. Tolkien modelled on Greek, Latin and Finnish. Quenzer A surname from German. quequisque new cocoyam quercetagetin A flavonol found in grasses of the genus Eriocaulon. quercetagitrin A glucoside of quercetagetin. quercetamide An amide obtained from quercetin in the form of an amorphous orange-yellow powder. quercetin A flavonol found in many fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains. quercetinase Any enzyme, typically a dioxygenase, that breaks down quercetin. quercetum A wood or plantation of oak trees. quercicobufagin A cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid secreted by the oak toad Bufo quercicus. querciform Resembling an oak: in particular, resembling the (lobed) leaf of an oak. quercimeritrin A flavonol glucoside, with chemical formula C₂H₂₀O₁₂, found in cotton flowers. quercin A form of tannic acid extracted from acorns and oak-bark. quercine Having characteristics of an oak (of genus Quercus) quercinitol scylloinositol quercista Of or relating to Orestes Quércia (1938 – 2010), the 28th governor in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. quercitannic Of or pertaining to quercitannic acid or its derivatives quercitannin Tannic acid derived from oak galls. quercitannoform Tannoform derived from quercitannin or quercitannic, rather than gallotannic, acid. quercite A white crystalline substance found in acorns. quercitin A flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains. quercitol The sugar alcohol 5-deoxyinositol present in acorns and the bark of oaks quercitrin A glycoside formed from the flavonoid quercetin and the deoxy sugar rhamnose, a constituent of quercitron dye. quercitron A yellow dye obtained from the bark of the black oak. quercivorous Feeding on oak leaves. quercoid Resembling or characteristic of an oak. quercous Of, or relating to, oak trees (genus Quercus). Quercy A cultural region and former province in modern-day Occitania, France, located in the present department of Lot, the northern half of the department of Tarn-et-Garonne, and a few communities in the departments of Dordogne, Corrèze and Aveyron. quercyite A calcium phosphate mineral, now considered to not be officially approved. quercypsittid Any extinct parrot in the family Quercypsittidae. Querecho A member of an Apache people inhabiting part of what is now Texas. querela A complaint preferred in a court. querele A complaint to a court in Old English law. querencia The area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand. Querendi A Native American group of eastern Buenos Aires. Querendis Synonym of Querendi (“Native American group”). querent A complainant; a plaintiff. querida darling querier One who, or that which, queries. queriman The sandbar shark. querimana A mugilid in the pelagic juvenile development stage. querimonious Complaining; querulous. querimoniously In a querimonious manner. querimoniousness The quality of being querimonious, of tending to complain. querimony A complaint. querist A person who queries or asks questions; an interrogator, a questioner. querk To throttle; choke; stifle; suffocate. querken To querk. querkle A painting by numbers puzzle, consisting of a mass of numbered circles, that reveals a hidden image when the circles are coloured in querl To twirl; turn or wind around; coil. quern A mill for grinding corn, especially a handmill made of two circular stones. quernstone Either of a pair of stones used for grinding material by hand. quero A surname. querpo The inner or body garments; underwear. querquedule teal (of the genus Querquedula) Querquetulanae The nymphs of the oak grove. Querrey A surname from Scottish Gaelic. querry A surname from Scottish Gaelic. quersprung A kind of jump turn where the skier turns 90 degrees in the air. Querubin A surname from Spanish. querulant One who has obsessive feelings of having been wronged. querulent Habitually suspicious or querimonious. querulential querulous; complaining querulist A querulous person; a peevish complainer. querulity Synonym of querulousness. querulosity querulousness querulous Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining. querulously With grumbling, complaining, or whining. querulousness The quality of being querulous. query A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK). queryable That can be queried. querying Questioning, or prone to asking questions. queryingly With, or as, a question or query. queryist One who asks a question. querysome Characterised or marked by inquiry, inquisitiveness, or inquisition. quesabirria A Mexican dish of birria-style cooked beef folded into a tortilla with melted cheese and served with a side of broth for dipping. Quesada A surname. quesadilla A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted. quesalada A combination quesadilla and enchilada. quesalupa A combination quesadilla and chalupa. quesarito A combination quesadilla and burrito. Quesenberry A surname. Queshan A county of Zhumadian, Henan, China. quesited The object or goal that is sought in divination. quesitive Of or relating to an unknown quantity. Quesnel A surname. quest A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission. Questa A surname from Spanish. questant Somebody who undertakes a quest. quested Obtained through a quest. quester A person engaged in a quest. questful questing; in search of something questhouse A building in which inquests were heard. questid Any annelid in the family Questidae. questie A user of a virtual reality headset from the Meta Quest series. questin The substituted anthraquinone 3-methyl, 1,6-dihydroxy, 8-methoxy 9,10-anthraquinone found in some species of Rubiaceae questing The act of going in quest of something. questingly So as to quest; with curiosity, desire to search, etc. questinol An anthraquinone derivative found in certain fungi. question A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative. questionability The state of being questionable. questionable Problematic; open to doubt or challenge. questionableness The state or condition of being questionable; dubiousness. questionably in a questionable manner questionary A questionnaire. questionee One who is questioned. questioner A person who asks questions, or who conducts an official enquiry. questionful questioning; full of questions questioning The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry. questioningly In a questioning manner. questionist A person preparing for, or taking, their final exam at university. questionize To ask questions of; to question. questionless Certain; indubitable; unquestionable; not admitting of question or doubt. questionlessly In a questionless manner; assuredly. questionlessness Absence of questions.