These are the meanings of the letters UCILINQE when you unscramble them.
- Cinque (n.)
Five; the number five in dice or cards.
- Clique (v. i.)
A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose; -- generally used in a bad sense.
- Clique (v. i.)
To To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot; -- used with together.
- Leucin (n.)
A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance formed in the decomposition of albuminous matter by pancreatic digestion, by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid, and by putrefaction. It is also found as a constituent of various tissues and organs, as the spleen, pancreas, etc., and likewise in the vegetable kingdom. Chemically it is to be considered as amido-caproic acid.
- Nuclei (pl. )
of Nucleus
- Quince (n.)
a quince tree or shrub.
- Quince (n.)
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.
- Quinic (a.)
Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a white crystalline substance.