13-letter words containing a, q, u, t, i
- latin quarter — the quarter of Paris on the south side of the Seine, especially frequented for centuries by students, writers, and artists.
- light quantum — photon.
- liquefacients — Plural form of liquefacient.
- liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
- liquid assets — assets in the form of money or easily convertible into money
- liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- liquification — Alternative form of liquefaction.
- medium quarto — a size of book, about 9½ × 12 inches (24 × 30 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 4to.
- mosquito boat — PT boat.
- mosquito hawk — nighthawk (def 1).
- nonequivalent — Not equivalent; different.
- nonsequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- oblique fault — a fault that runs obliquely to, rather than parallel to or perpendicular to, the strike of the affected rocks
- piano quartet — a musical composition scored for piano and three other instruments, typically violin, viola, and cello.
- piano quintet — a musical composition scored for a string quartet, or other combination of four instruments, and piano.
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
- quadratically — square.
- quadricipital — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadriceps.
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- quadrilateral — having four sides.
- quadriliteral — using or consisting of four letters.
- quadrillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
- quadripartite — divided into or consisting of four parts.
- quadrumvirate — a governing or managing group, coalition, or the like, of four persons.
- quadruplicate — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- quadruplicity — the state or fact of being quadruple or fourfold.
- qualification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- qualificative — That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
- qualificatory — That serves as qualification.
- qualitatively — pertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities.
- quality point — Education. grade point.
- quality press — the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
- quantity mark — a mark that is placed above a vowel or syllable to indicate its duration or length
- quantivalence — quantitative equivalence
- quarantinable — Subject to quarantine; under quarantine.
- quarter grain — the grain appearing in quartersawed wood.
- quarter point — the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45″.
- quarter-final — A quarter-final is one of the four matches in a competition which decides which four players or teams will compete in the semi-final.
- quarter-miler — an athlete who specializes in running the quarter mile or the 400 metres
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- quartodeciman — one of a group of early Christians who observed Easter on the day of the Jewish Passover regardless of whether or not it was Sunday
- quartziferous — consisting of or containing quartz: quartziferous rock.
- quasi-crystal — a group of atoms resembling a crystal but not having symmetrical plane faces
- quasi-private — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- quasi-retired — withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession: a retired banker.
- quasi-totally — constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- quasimilitary — Having certain military aspects.
- quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
- quaternionist — a mathematician who works with quaternions