quinine

a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy ;

quinine water

lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine ;

quinnat salmon

large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning ;

quinone

any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes ;

quinora

cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias ;

quinquagesima

the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) ;

quinquagesima sunday

the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) ;

quinquefoliate leaf

a compound leaf having five leaflets ;

quinquennium

a period of five years ;

quinsy

a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis ;

quint

one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy ; the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one ;

quintal

a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds ; a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms ;

quintana roo

a Mexican state on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula ;

quintessence

the most typical example or representative of a type ; the purest and most concentrated essence of something ; the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies ;

quintet

a musical composition for five performers ; five people considered as a unit ; a set of five similar things considered as a unit ; five performers or singers who perform together ; the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one ;

quintette

a musical composition for five performers ; five people considered as a unit ; a set of five similar things considered as a unit ; five performers or singers who perform together ;

quintillion

the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros ;

quintillionth

one part in a quintillion equal parts ;

quintipara

(obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnancies ;

quintuple

a set of five similar things considered as a unit ;

quintuplet

a set of five similar things considered as a unit ; one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy ; the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one ;

quintupling

increasing by a factor of five ;

quintus septimius florens tertullianus

Carthaginian theologian whose writing influenced early Christian theology (160-230) ;

quip

witty remark ; a witty saying ;

quipu

calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records ;

quira

any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber ; hard heavy red wood of a quira tree ;

quire

a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets ;

quirk

a narrow groove beside a beading ; a strange attitude or habit ;

quirk bead

beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates ;

quirk molding

a molding having a small groove in it ;

quirk moulding

a molding having a small groove in it ;

quirkiness

a strange attitude or habit ;

quirt

whip with a leather thong at the end ;

quiscalus

grackles ;

quiscalus quiscula

eastern United States grackle ;

quisling

someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force ;

quislingism

act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country ;

quitclaim

act of transferring a title or right or claim to another ; document transferring title or right or claim to another ;

quitclaim deed

document transferring title or right or claim to another ;

quite a little

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" ;