Asquint :: Asquint (adv.) With the eye directed to one side; not in the straight line of vision; obliquely; awry, so as to see distortedly; as, to look asquint..

Biquintile :: Biquintile (n.) An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other by twice the fifth part of a great circle -- that is, twice 72 degrees..

Coloquintida :: Coloquintida (n.) See Colocynth.

Quint :: Quint (n.) A set or sequence of five, as in piquet..

Quint :: Quint (n.) The interval of a fifth.

Quintain :: Quintain (n.) An object to be tilted at; -- called also quintel.

Quintal :: Quintal (n.) A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. Cf. Cental..

Quintal :: Quintal (n.) A metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100 kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois..

Quintan :: Quintan (a.) Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever..

Quintan :: Quintan (n.) An intermittent fever which returns every fifth day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts three days..

Quintel :: Quintel (n.) See Quintain.

Quintessence :: Quintessence (n.) The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment..

Quintessence :: Quintessence (n.) Hence: An extract from anything, containing its rarest virtue, or most subtle and essential constituent in a small quantity; pure or concentrated essence..

Quintessence :: Quintessence (v. t.) To distil or extract as a quintessence; to reduce to a quintessence.

Quintessential :: Quintessential (a.) Of the nature of a quintessence; purest.

Quintet :: Quintet (n.) Alt. of Quintett.

Quintette :: Quintette (n.) A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music..

Quintic :: Quintic (a.) Of the fifth degree or order.

Quintic :: Quintic (n.) A quantic of the fifth degree. See Quantic.

Quintile :: Quintile (n.) The aspect of planets when separated the fifth part of the zodiac, or 72�..

Quintilllion :: Quintilllion (n.) According to the French notation, which is used on the Continent and in America, the cube of a million, or a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a number produced by involving a million to the fifth power, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration..

Quintin :: Quintin (n.) See Quintain.

Quintine :: Quintine (n.) The embryonic sac of an ovule, sometimes regarded as an innermost fifth integument. Cf. Quartine, and Tercine..

Quintole :: Quintole (n.) A group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of four of the same species.

Quintuple :: Quintuple (a.) Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount; fivefold.

Quintuple :: Quintuple (v. t.) To make fivefold, or five times as much or many..

Quintuple-ribbed :: Quintuple-ribbed (a.) The same as Quinquenerved.

Quintupled :: Quintupled (imp. & p. p.) of Quintupl.

Quintupling :: Quintupling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quintupl.

Semiquintile :: Semiquintile (n.) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other half of the quintile, or thirty-six degrees..

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