Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 29 compound words that contain quine. The most common are listed below. Open quine in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- Quine-McCluskey algorithmA method for minimization of Boolean functions, functionally identical to Karnaugh mapping, but having a tabular form that is more efficient in computer algorithms. It is based on finding prime implicants.
- Quine-Putnam indispensability argumentAn argument for the existence of abstract mathematical objects such as numbers and sets, based on the fact that they are indispensable to the best scientific theories.
- Quine daggerSynonym of Peirce arrow: The downward arrow symbol ↓ denoting the NOR operation.
- Quine quoteSynonym of corner quote: Either of the symbols ⌜ and ⌝, sometimes used to enclose statements in formal logic.
- Quine quotesplural of Quine quote: Either of the symbols ⌜ and ⌝, sometimes used to enclose statements in formal logic.
- Duhem-Quine problemThe problem that it is impossible to experimentally test a scientific hypothesis in isolation, because every empirical test requires one or more background assumptions.
- Quine daggersplural of Quine dagger: The downward arrow symbol ↓ denoting the NOR operation.
Compound words 29
- primaquineA synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.
- amodiaquineAn aminoquinoline compound, related to chloroquine, used as an antimalarial and anti-inflammatory agent.
- sitamaquineA particular aminoquinoline that may be an antileishmanial drug
- amopyroquineAn antimalarial drug.
- benzoxiquineA topical antiinfective drug.
- clamoxyquineAn antiamebic and antidiarrheal drug.
- debrisoquineA drug (derived from isoquinoline) used in the treatment of hypertension
- ferroquineA particular antimalarial drug.
- flumequineA particular fluoroquinolone antibiotic
- mebiquineAn antidiarrheal drug.