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Quinicine
- - An uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by the action of heat from quinine, with which it is isomeric.
Quinidine
- noun - cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias
Quinizine
- - any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, certain of which are used as antipyretics.
Quinoline
- - A nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type.
Quinzaine
- - The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both in the reckoning.
Quivering
- verb - a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
- move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
- shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
- the act of vibrating
Quixotism
- noun - quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior
Quotation
- noun - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
- a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity
- the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"
Quotidian
- adjective - everyday, ordinary
adjective, happening or used everyday
- found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant