English Words Starting With Q

• quim

  nounVery Low
  /kwɪm/A slang term for the female genitals or vulva.
• quimper

  nounLow (primarily geographic/historical/art contexts)
  /ˈkæ̃.peɪ/A city in northwestern France, the capital of the Finistère department in Brittany.
• quin

  nounrare, informal
  /kwɪn/an informal British term for a quintuplet, one of five children born in a single birth
• quinacrine

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkwɪn.ə.kriːn/A synthetic antimalarial and anti-protozoal drug, also formerly used as an anthelmintic and for giardiasis and tapeworm infections.
• quinalizarin

  nounVery Low
  /ˌkwɪnəˈlɪzərɪn/A synthetic chemical compound used as an analytical reagent, specifically a chelating agent and dye for detecting metals.
• quinarius

  nounC2 / Very Rare
  /kwɪˈnɛːrɪəs/A silver coin in ancient Rome, valued at half a denarius.
• quinary

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ˈkwaɪnəri/Relating to the number five, or arranged in groups of five.
• quinault

  adjectivenounRare
  /kwɪˈnɔːlt/A member of the Quinault people, a Native American tribe from the Pacific Northwest.
• quinazoline

  nounVery Low
  /ˌkwɪnˈæz.ə.liːn/A heterocyclic compound with a fused benzene and pyrimidine ring.
• quince

  nounB2
  /kwɪns/A hard, yellow, pear-shaped fruit with a strong, fragrant aroma, often used cooked in jellies, jams, and desserts.
• quinceanera

  nounlow
  /ˌkɪnseɪəˈnjɛərə/A celebration of a girl's 15th birthday in Latin American cultures, marking her transition to womanhood.
• quincentenary

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˌkwɪnsɛnˈtiːnəri/The 500th anniversary of an event, or the celebration of such an anniversary.
• quincunx

  nounLow
  /ˈkwɪn.kʌŋks/An arrangement of five objects with four placed at the corners of a square or rectangle and one at the centre.
• quincy

  nounLow
  /ˈkwɪnsi/A masculine given name; also a surname and a place name.
• quindecagon

  nounC2
  /kwɪnˈdɛkəɡən/A geometric shape with fifteen straight sides and fifteen angles.
• quindecaplet

  nounVery Low
  /ˌkwɪndɛkəˈplɛt/A set of fifteen children born at the same birth.
• quindecennial

  adjectivenounVery rare
  /ˌkwɪndɪˈsɛnɪəl/A period of 15 years; an event occurring every 15 years.
• quindecillion

  adjectivenounExtremely Rare
  /ˌkwɪndɪˈsɪlɪən/A cardinal number equal to 10^48 in the short scale system (used primarily in the US, Canada, and modern British usage), or 10^90 in the long scale system (used historically in Europe).
• quine

  nounVery low
  /kwaɪn/A computer program that produces its own source code as its output.
• quinella

  nounLow
  /kwɪˈnɛlə/A bet in horse racing (or similar sports) where the bettor must select the first two finishers in a race in any order.

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