Defn: Consisting of five; arranged by fives. Boyle. Quinary system (Zoöl.), a fanciful classification based on the hypothesis that each group contains five types.
QUINATE
Qui"nate, a. Etym: [L. quini five each.] (Bot.)
Defn: Growing in sets of five; — said especially of leaves composed of five leaflets set at the end of a common petiole.
QUINATE
Qui"nate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of quinic acid. [Written also kinate.]
QUINAZOL
Quin"a*zol, n. Etym: [Quinoline + azote.] (Chem.)
Defn: A complex nitrogenous base related to cinnoline. [Written also chinazol.]
QUINCE
Quince, n. Etym: [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin, cooin,
F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr.
Quiddany.]
1. The fruit of a shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) belonging to the same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves.
2. (Bot.)