quinte, adj.f., of five days (of fevers). Fièvre —; a five-day fever. V. quintane.

*quintefeuille, n.f., (bot.) cinque-foil.

quintessence, n.f., quintessence; marrow; (fig.) pith; essential part.

quintessencier, v.a., to draw the quintessence out of; to refine, to be critical; to subtilize.

quintette (kuin-tèt), n.m., (mus.) quintet, quintette.

quinteu-x, -se, adj., fanciful, whimsical; crotchety; making dead stops, jibbing (of a horse).

quintidi (kuin-), n.m., Quintidi (fifth day of the decade in the calendar of the first French republic).

quintillion, n.m., trillion.

quintuple (kuin-), n.m. and adj., quintuple, fivefold.

quintupler (kuin-), v.a., to quintuple, to increase fivefold.