quintan (not comparable)
(of a fever) recurring every fifth day
quintan (plural quintans)
A fever that recurs every fifth day.
• quinnat
Source: Wiktionary
Quin"tan, a. Etym: [L. quintanus, fr. quintus fifth, quinque five. See Five.]
Definition: Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever.
– n. (Med.)
Definition: An intermittent fever which returns every fifth day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts three days.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 June 2025
(noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
