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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.
Quinology
- - The science which treats of the cultivation of the cinchona, and of its use in medicine.
Quintette
- noun - a musical composition for five performers
- a set of five similar things considered as a unit
- five people considered as a unit
- five performers or singers who perform together
Quintroon
- - The off-spring of an octoroon and a white person.
Quintuple
- adjective - a set of five similar things considered as a unit
- having five units or components
- increase fivefold; "The population of China quintupled"
Quinzaine
- - The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both in the reckoning.
Rain Date
- noun - an alternative date set for some outdoor event in case it rains on the appointed date; "the rain date for the picnic will be the following Sunday"
Rain Down
- verb - precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"