quantityA fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.
quantivalenceSynonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).
quantivalentOf or pertaining to quantivalence, or valence.
quarionA square lump of wax (with a wick in the center), to be burned like a candle.
quarkIn the Standard Model, one of a number of elementary subatomic particles having fractional electric charge that forms matter. They are theorized not to exist in isolation, but only in combinations in hadrons such as neutrons and protons or in quark–gluon plasmas.
QuarryvilleA borough of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
quartA unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
quartaA traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts.
quartalOf base four; using only four unique digits.
quartanA fever whose symptoms recur every four days.
quartariusA Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of ⁵⁄₁₂ Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.14 L although varying slightly over time.
quartarySynonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L
quartationThe act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold.
quarteThe fourth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at neck height, the palm of the hand facing upwards.
quartererOne of a group of agricultural workers who were entitled to keep a quarter of the harvest as payment, yielding up the rest to their lord.
quarterfinalOne of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.
quarterfinalista person or team that takes part in a quarterfinal
quarterfoldA fold produced by folding a sheet of paper or other material once in half and then again in half at a right angle, resulting in four roughly equal panels or quadrants.
quartermasterAn officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. Master of quartering.