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 quiddity The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing. quiddle To talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle quiddler A waster of time; an idler or dawdler. Quidenham A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM0287). quidlet Synonym of quid: one pound sterling. quidnunc A person eager to learn news and scandal. quidnuncery Behaviour of a quidnunc; irresponsible rumourmongering. quidnunctious Of, pertaining to, or being a quidnunc or the abearance of which: gossiping; cumbrously inquisiturient; irresponsibly rumourmongering. Quidong A locality in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. quidsworth pounds' worth, in terms of money Quiera A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. quiesce To become quiet or quieter. quiescence The state of being quiescent; dormancy. quiescency Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest quiescent Inactive, quiet, at rest. quiescently In a quiescent manner. quiescin Any of a family of proteins isolated from quiescent lung fibroblasts. quiet With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. quietage Quietness; stillness, peace. quietcation A vacation that emphasizes silence and mindfulness. quieten To make quiet. quietener One who, or that which, quietens. quietening The act of making something quieter. quieter One who quiets. quietful Full of quiet. quieting The act of making something quiet. quietish Somewhat quiet quietism A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation. quietist A mystic who follows quietism. quietistic Of or relating to quietism, a philosophy of passivity and non-involvement. quietive Tending to quieten or make passive. quietless Without quiet; with ceaseless noise. quietlike Indicative or characteristic of quietness or of being quiet. quietly Producing little or no noise. quietness Absence of sound; silence or hush. quietsome Characterised or marked by quietness; calm; still; tranquil quietude Synonym of quietness (“absence of sound”) quietus A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity. quietway A low-traffic cycle route aimed at less confident cyclists or those who want to travel at a more gentle pace. quifenadine An antiarrhythmic drug. quiff A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke. quiffed Arranged in a quiff quiflapon A lipooxygenase inhibitor. Quigg A surname from Irish. Quiggin A surname from Irish. Quiggle A surname. quiggly Synonym of quiggly hole. Quigley A surname from Irish. quignogs Ridiculous notions or conceits. Quihuis A surname from Nahuatl. quijada jawbone (percussion instrument) Quijano A surname from Spanish. Quikscript A revised version of the Shavian alphabet, designed for faster handwriting and greater universality. quilate Synonym of carat in historical Iberian contexts. Quileute A Native American people in western Washington state. Quilici A surname from Italian. Quilicura A city of over 200,000 residents in northwestern Santiago Region Quiling A barangay of Roxas, Isabela, Philippines. quilisma A neume of uncertain meaning, consisting of several jagged lines. quilkin A frog or toad. quill The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs. Quillagua An oasis in Tocopilla Province, northern Chile, that is the driest place on Earth. quillai Quillaja saponaria, the soapbark tree. quillaia An extract from the bark of the soapbark tree, Quillaja saponaria, used as a food additive. quillay The soapbark tree, Quillaja saponaria; the bark of this tree used as a source of saponin quillback Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin, native to the eastern and central United States. quilled Having quills or similar structures. Quillen A surname. quiller One who works with a quill. quillet A quibble, an evasive distinction. quilleted Divided into quillets (small plots of land). Quilley A surname. quillfish Ptilichthys goodei, a long, eel-like perciform fish native to the north Pacific Ocean. Quilliam A surname from Manx. Quillian A surname. quillifoline An analgesic drug. Quillin A surname. quilling A band of fluted muslin resembling a row of quills. quillless Without or lacking a quill. quilllike Rolled or curved into a narrow, tubelike shape. quillman One who writes with a quill. quillon Synonym of crossguard (“a metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from sliding along the blade and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword”). Quillota A commune and city in Chile. quillow A quilt with an attached pocket into which the whole blanket can be folded, thus making a pillow. quilltail The ruddy duck. quillwork Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans. quillwort Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores. quilly Pertaining to or resembling a quill. Quilmes A city on the Río de la Plata in Greater Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Quilo A barangay of Ibaan, Batangas, Philippines. quilombo A fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it. quilostigmine A cholinesterase inhibitor. quilt A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design. quilted Having the characteristics of a quilt; specifically, having two layers of cloth sewn together, with a layer of padding between them. quilter A person whose hobby or profession is making quilts. quilting A layer or layers of quilted padding. quiltlike Resembling a quilt. quiltmaker A maker of quilts. quiltmaking Involved in the production of quilts. quilty Resembling or characteristic of a quilt. quim The female genitalia; the vulva. Quimbanda An Afro-Brazilian religion. Quimbaya A pre-Columbian culture of Colombia, noted for their detailed work in gold and tumbaga. Quimby A surname. quimp A graphic element, used within maledicta balloons in comics to represent obscenities, curses and swearing, resembling the planet Saturn. Quimper A city, the prefecture of Finistère department, Brittany, France. Quimperware A form of traditional brightly-colored hand-painted pottery from Quimper in France. quin A quintuplet. quina quinine quinabactin A synthetic sulfonamide that improves drought tolerance in plants. Quinabigan A barangay of Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. quinacainol An antiarrhythmic drug. quinacetol A particular fungicide. quinacid quinolinic acid quinacillin A penicillin drug. quinacridone An organic compound, a red powder with the molecular formula C₂₀H₁₂N₂O₂, used as a pigment. quinacrine A drug with various applications, including as an antimalarial, having the chemical formula C₂₃H₃₀ClN₃O. Quinagasan A barangay of Pitogo, Quezon, Philippines. quinagolide A dopamine agonist used to treat elevated levels of prolactin. quinalbarbitone A sedative-hypnotic compound, 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid, used to sedate patients before an operation. quinaldine An oily liquid, α-methylquinoline, derived from coal tar, used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and as a sedative for fish. quinaldinic Of or pertaining to quinaldinic acid or its derivatives quinalizarin 1,2,5,8-tetrahydroxyanthraquinone quinalphos An organothiophosphate chemical chiefly used as a pesticide. quiname Composed of five leaflets growing from the end of a petiole quinamine A particular alkaloid obtained from cinchona bark. Quinan A village in Nova Scotia, Canada. quinaphthol A treatment for typhoid fever etc, prepared from quinine and naphthol sulfonate Quinapondan A municipality of Eastern Samar, Philippines. quinapril An ACE inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure, a prodrug that is converted to its active metabolite, quinaprilat, in the liver. quinaprilat The active metabolite of quinapril. quinaquina cinchona bark, quinquina quinarene Any mancude assembly of three carbocyclic rings having a six-membered quinonoid ring bonded (in the 1,4 positions) to two odd-membered rings whose size differs by two. quinarian Divided into five parts quinarianism The quinary system of classification, which states that each taxon comprises exactly five subtaxa. quinarily In a quinary way. quinarius A small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic, equal to half of a denarius. quinary Of fifth rank or order. quinate Featuring five leaflets growing from a single point; quinquefoliolate. quinatoxine Synonym of quinicine. Quinault A group of Native American peoples from western Washington in the United States. quinazamid A particular fungicide. quinazol A complex nitrogenous base related to cinnoline. quinazolinamine Any aromatic amine derived from a quinazoline quinazoline A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to one of pyrimidine; some of its derivatives are pharmaceuticals quinazolinedione A derivative of a quinazoline having two carbonyls groups in the pyrimidine ring, but especially the parent compound 2,4-quinazolinedione quinazolinic Relating to, or derived from a quinazoline quinazolino A radical derived from a quinazoline quinazolinol A form of phenol derived from a quinazoline quinazolinone A heterocyclic chemical compound with two isomers, used as a sedative.