Definition of quin

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Quin (n.) A European scallop (Pecten opercularis), used as food..

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Quinquedentate :: Quinquedentate (a.) Alt. of Quinquedentate.
Squint-eye :: Squinter (n.) One who squints.
Quintain :: Quintain (n.) An object to be tilted at; -- called also quintel.
Capoc :: Capoc (n.) A sort of cotton so short and fine that it can not be spun, used in the East Indies to line palanquins, to make mattresses, etc..
Equinoctial :: Equinoctial (n.) The equinoctial line.
Coinquination :: Coinquination (n.) Defilement.
Chinaldine :: Chinaldine (n.) See Quinaldine.
Quinquesyllable :: Quinquesyllable (n.) A word of five syllables.
Precessional :: Precessional (a.) Of or pertaining to pression; as, the precessional movement of the equinoxes..
Quinone :: Quinone (n.) 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..
Iridoline :: Iridoline (n.) A nitrogenous base C10H9N, extracted from coal-tar naphtha, as an oily liquid. It is a member of the quinoline series, and is probably identical with lepidine..
Naphthazarin :: Naphthazarin (n.) A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic luster; -- called also naphthalizarin..
Quiddany :: Quiddany (n.) A confection of quinces, in consistency between a sirup and marmalade..
Squinting :: Squintifego (a.) Squinting.
Quin :: Quin (n.) A European scallop (Pecten opercularis), used as food..
Mantling :: Mantling (n.) The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: -- called also lambrequin..
Quinquenerved :: Quinquenerved (a.) Having five nerves; -- said of a leaf with five nearly equal nerves or ribs rising from the end of the petiole.
Cast :: Cast (n.) A motion or turn, as of the eye; direction; look; glance; squint..
Lepidodendron :: Lepidodendron (n.) A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks..
Subquintuple :: Subquinquefid (a.) Almost quinquefid; nearly quinquefid.
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