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- PUSHTo apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- PUSTULEA small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
- PUTAMENThe shell of a nut; the stone of a drupe fruit; endocarp.
- PUTATIVECommonly believed or deemed to be the case; generally assumed.
- PUTEALAn enclosure around a well to prevent people from falling into it.
- PUTIDrotten; fetid; stinking; base; worthless
- PUTREFACTIONThe act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
- PUTRESCENTBecoming putrid; putrefying.
- PUTRESCIBLEDecomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable.
- PUTRESCINEA diamine, NH2(CH2)4NH2 (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms.
- PUTRIDRotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
- PYCNIDIUMIn certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.
- PYGIDIUMThe caudal plate of trilobites, crustacea, and certain insects.
- PYRAMIDALPyramid-shaped. Tetragonal.
- PYRAMIDIONThe small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk or pyramid.
- PYXISA small box.
- QUADClipping of quadrat. A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.
- QUADRANGLESynonym of quadrilateral (“a polygon with four sides”).
- QUADRANSA bronze coin of the Roman republic worth one quarter of an as.
- QUADRANTOne of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
- QUADRATAn area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc.
- QUADRATEHaving four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square.
- QUADRATUSAny of several roughly square or rectangular muscles, e.g. in the abdomen, thigh, and eye socket.
- QUADRICEPSA muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
- QUADRIGAA Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
- QUADRIVIALAny of the four "liberal arts" making up the quadrivium.
- QUADRIVIUMThe higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.
- QUADROONA person considered three-fourths white, having one non-white grandparent.
- QUADRUMANEHaving four limbs with hand-like extremities and opposable digits; quadrumanous; loosely, "ape-like".
- QUADRUPLEBeing four times as long, as big or as many of something.
- QUADRUPLICATEhaving four parts
- QUAERETo ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.
- QUAESITUMSomething sought or required.
- QUAESTORAn ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.
- QUAINTOf a person: cunning, crafty.
- QUALEAn instance of a subjective, conscious experience.
- QUANDARYA state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a dilemma, a difficult decision or choice.
- QUANTAplural of quantum
- QUANTICA homogeneous polynomial in two or more variables.
- QUANTIFYTo assign a quantity to.
- QUANTUMThe total amount of something; quantity. The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit. The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who h
- 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 t
- QUARTANA fever whose symptoms recur every four days.
- QUARTILEAny of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
- QUARTOA size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twi
- QUASHTo defeat decisively, to suppress.
- QUASIResembling or having a likeness to the named thing.
- QUELEAThe African weaverbird (genus Quelea).
- QUERCITINA flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
- QUERCITINSA flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
- QUERENTA complainant; a plaintiff.
- QUERIMONYA complaint.
- QUERISTA person who queries or asks questions; an interrogator, a questioner.
- QUERYA question, an inquiry , an enquiry .
- QUESTA journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
- QUETSCHA dark-skinned variety of plum.
- QUEUEA line of people, vehicles or other objects, usually one to be dealt with in sequence (i.e., the one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so
- QUICKSILVERThe metal mercury.
- QUIDThe inherent nature of something.
- QUIDAMA nobody; a person of no importance.
- QUIESCETo become quiet or quieter.
- QUIESCENTInactive, quiet, at rest.
- QUIETUDESynonym of quietness (“absence of sound”)
- QUIETUSA stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity.
- QUILTA bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
- QUINARYOf fifth rank or order.
- QUINATEFeaturing five leaflets growing from a single point; quinquefoliolate.
- QUINKA hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.
- QUINTALSynonym of hundredweight, 100 or 112 English or American pounds.
- QUINTICOf or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f=0 (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth powe
- QUINTUPLEhaving five parts or members
- QUIPA smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
- QUIREOne-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.
- QUOADWith respect to.
- QUODLIBETA form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
- QUODLIBETICOf or relating to a quodlibet
- QUOITA flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
- QUONDAMFormer; once; at one time.
- QUORUMA select body of (usually eminent) justices of the peace, every member of which had to be present to constitute a deciding body; a member of this body. Later more generally: all ju
- QUOTAA proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
- QUOTEA statement attributed to a person; a quotation.
- QUOTIDIANHappening every day; daily.
- QUOTUMA part or proportion; a fraction; quota.
- RABBIA Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- RABIDAffected with rabies.
- RABIESAn infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitem
- RACEMATIONA cluster or bunch, as of grapes. Also used figuratively.
- RACEMEAn indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.
- RACEMICContaining equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.
- RACEMOSEHaving flowers arranged along a single central axis, as in a raceme, spike, or catkin.
- RADIALArranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre.
- RADIANTRadiating light and/or heat.
- RADIATETo extend, be sent or spread out from a center like radii.
- RADIATIONThe shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
- RADICALOf or pertaining to the root of a plant.
- RADICATETo cause to take root; to plant or establish firmly.
- RADICELA small branch of a root; a rootlet.
- RADICLEThe rudimentary shoot of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the root of the embryo.
- RADISHA plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.
- RADIUSThe long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.