Quin"dism (?), n. A fifteenth. [Obs.] Prynne.
Quin*hy"drone (?), n. [Quinone + hydroquinone.] (Chem.) A green
crystalline substance formed by the union of quinone with hydroquinone,
or as an intermediate product in the oxidation of hydroquinone or the
reduction of quinone. [Written also chinhydrone.]
||Quin"i*a (?), n. [NL.] (Chem.) Quinine.
Quin"i*ble (?), n. [L. quini five each.] (Mus.) An interval of a fifth;
also, a part sung with such intervals. [Obs.] "He sang . . . a loud
quynyble." Chaucer.
Quin"ic (?), a. [See Quinine, and cf. Kinic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to,
derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds;
specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous acid obtained from cinchona
bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a white crystalline substance. [Written
also chinic, kinic.]
Quin"i*cine (?), n. (Chem.) An uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by
the action of heat from quinine, with which it is isomeric.
Quin"i*dine (?), n. (Chem.) An alkaloid isomeric with, and resembling,
quinine, found in certain species of cinchona, from which it is
extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; conchinine. It is
used somewhat as a febrifuge. [Written also chinidine.]
Qui"nine (?), n. [F. (cf. Sp. quinina), fr. Sp. quina, or quinaquina,
Peruvian bark, fr. Peruv. kina, quina, bark. Cf. Kinic.] (Chem.) An
alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp.
Cinchona Calisaya) as a bitter white crystalline substance, C20H24N2O2.
Hence, by extension (Med.), any of the salts of this alkaloid, as the
acetate, chloride, sulphate, etc., employed as a febrifuge or
antiperiodic. Called also quinia, quinina, etc. [Written also chinine.]
Qui*nin"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous
acid obtained as a yellow crystalline substance by the oxidation of
quinine.
{ Qui"nin*ism (?), Qui"nism (?), } n. (Med.) See Cinchonism.
Qui*niz"a*rin (?), [Hydroquinone + alizarin.] (Chem.) A yellow
crystalline substance produced artificially. It is isomeric with
alizarin.
Quin"i*zine (?), n. [Quinoline + hydrazine.] (Chem.) any one of a
series of nitrogenous bases, certain of which are used as antipyretics.
Quin"nat (?), n. [From the native name.] (Zoˆl.) The California salmon
(Oncorhynchus choicha); -- called also chouicha, king salmon, chinnook
salmon, and Sacramento salmon. It is of great commercial importance.
[Written also quinnet.]
||Qui*no"a (?), n. The seeds of a kind of goosewort (Chenopodium
||Quinoa), used in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also,
||food thus made.
Quin"o*gen (?), n. [Quinine + -gen.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical of
quinine and related alkaloids.
Qui*noid"ine (?), n. [Quinine + -oid.] (Med. (Chem.) A brownish
resinous substance obtained as a by-product in the treatment of
cinchona bark. It consists of a mixture of several alkaloids. [Written
also chinoidine.]
Quin"o*line (?), n. [Quinine + L. oleum oil + -ine.] (Chem.) 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. [Written also chinoline.]
Qui*nol"o*gist (?), n. One who is versed in quinology.
Qui*nol"o*gy (?), n. [Quinine + -logy.] The science which treats of the
cultivation of the cinchona, and of its use in medicine.
Qui"none (?), n. [Quinine + ketone.] (Chem.) A crystalline substance,
C6H4O2 (called also benzoketone), first obtained by the oxidation of
quinic acid and regarded as a double ketone; also, by extension, any
one of the series of which quinone proper is the type. [Written also
chinone, kinone.]
Qui*no"vic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a crystalline
acid obtained from some varieties of cinchona bark. [Written also
chinovic, and kinovic.]
Qui*no"vin (?), n. [NL. quina nova the tree Cosmibuena magnifolia,
whose bark yields quinovin.] (Chem.) An amorphous bitter glucoside
derived from cinchona and other barks. Called also quinova bitter, and
quinova. [Written also chinovin, and kinovin.]
Quin*ox"a*line (?), n. [Quinoline + glyoxal.] (Chem.) Any one of a
series of complex nitrogenous bases obtained by the union of certain
aniline derivatives with glyoxal or with certain ketones. [Written also
chinoxaline.]
Quin*ox"yl (?), n. [Quinone + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical
radical of certain quinone derivatives related to rhodizonic acid.
Qui"noyl (?), n. [Quinone + - yl.] (Chem.) A radical of which quinone
is the hydride, analogous to phenyl. [Written also kinoyl.]
Quin`qua*ges"i*ma (?), a. [L., fr. quinquagesimus the fiftieth, akin to
quinquaginta fifty, quinque five. See Five.] Fiftieth.
Quinquagesima Sunday, the Sunday which is the fiftieth day before
Easter, both days being included in the reckoning; -- called also
Shrove Sunday.
Quin*quan"gu*lar (?), a. [L. quinquanqulus; quinque five + angulus ad
angle: cf. F. quinquangulaire.] Having five angles or corners.
Quin`quar*tic"u*lar (?), a. [Quinque- + article.] (Theol.) Relating to
the five articles or points; as, the quinquarticular controversy
between Arminians and Calvinists. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.
Quin"que- (?). [L. quinque five. See Five.] A combining form meaning
five, five times, fivefold; as, quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate,
five-toothed.
Quin"que*an`gled (?), a. [Quinque- + angle.] Having five angles;
quinquangular.
{ Quin`que*den"tate (?), Quin`que*den"ta*ted (?), } a. [Quinque- +
dentate, - tated: cf. F. quinquÈdentÈ.] Five- toothed; as, a
quinquedentate leaf.
Quin`que*fa"ri*ous (?), a. [From L. quinque five: cf. F. quinquÈfariÈ.
Cf. Bifarious.] (Bot.) Arranged in five vertical rows; pentastichous.
Gray.
Quin"que*fid (?), a. [Quique- + the root of L. findere to cleave: cf.
F. quinquÈfide.] (Bot.) Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base
into five segments; as, a quinquefid leaf or corolla.
{ Quin`que*fo"li*ate (?), Quin`que*fo"li*a`ted (?), } a. [Quinque- +
foliate, - ated: cf. F. quinquÈfoliÈ, L. quinquefolius.] (Bot.) Having
five leaves or leaflets. Gray.
Quin`que fo"li*o*late (?), a. (Bot.) Having five leaflets. Gray.
Quin`que*lit"er*al (?), a. [Quinque- + literal.] Consisting of five
letters.
{ Quin`que*lo"bate (?), Quin`que*lo"ba*red (?), } a. [Quinque- +
lobate, -ated: cf. F. quinquÈlobÈ.] Cut less than halfway into
portions, usually somewhat rounded; five-lobed; as, a quinquelobate
leaf or corolla.
Quin"que*lobed` (?), a. [Quinque- + lobe.] Same as Quinquelobate.
Quin`que*loc"u*lar (?), a. [Quinque- + locular: cf. F.
quinquÈloculaire.] Having five cells or loculi; five-celled; as, a
quinquelocular pericarp.
Quin"que*nerved` (?), a. [Quinque- + nerve.] (Bot.) Having five
nerves; -- said of a leaf with five nearly equal nerves or ribs rising
from the end of the petiole.
||Quin`quen*na"li*a (?), n. pl. [L., fr. quinquennalis. See
||Ouinquennial.] (Rom. Antiq.) Public games celebrated every five
||years.
Quin*quen"ni*al (?), a. [L. quinquennalis and quinquennis; quinque five
+ annus year. See Five, and cf. Biennial.] Occurring once in five
years, or at the end of every five years; also, lasting five years. A
quinquennial event.
Quin*quen"ni*um (?), n. [L.] Space of five years.
Quin*quep"ar*tite (?), a. [L. quinquepartitus; quinque five + partitus,
p. p. of partire to divide: cf. F. quinquÈpartite.]