Defn: A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme.
QUINQUESYLLABLE
Quin"que*syl`la*ble, n. Etym: [Quinque- + syllable.]
Defn: A word of five syllables.
QUINQUEVALVE; QUINQUEVALVULAR Quin"que*valve, Quin`que*val"vu*lar, a. Etym: [Quinque- + valve, valvular: cf. F. quinquévalve.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having five valves, as a pericarp.
QUINQUEVIR Quin"que*vir, n.; pl; E. Quinquevirs, L. Quinqueviri. Etym: [L., fr. quinque Five + vir man.] (Bot. Antiq.)
Defn: One of five commissioners appointed for some special object.
QUINQUINA
Quin*qui"na, n. Etym: [NL. & F. See Quinine.]
Defn: Peruvian bark.
QUINQUIVALENT
Quin*quiv"a*lent, a. Etym: [Quinque- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See
Valence.] (Chem.)