16-letter words containing a, q, u, t, i
- saturated liquid — a liquid whose temperature and pressure are such that any decrease in pressure without change in temperature causes it to boil.
- self-liquidating — capable of being sold and converted into cash within a short period of time or before the date on which the supplier must be paid.
- semiquantitative — partially quantitative.
- sesquicentennial — pertaining to or marking the completion of a period of 150 years.
- spaghetti squash — a variety of a widely cultivated squash, Cucurbita pepo, having edible flesh in the form of spaghettilike strands.
- square kilometer — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one kilometer on each side. 2 , sq. km. Abbreviation: km.
- squatter's right — a claim to real property, especially public land, that may be granted to a person who has openly possessed and continuously occupied it without legal authority for a prescribed period of years.
- squeaky-bum time — the tense final matches in the race to a league championship, esp from the point of view of the leaders
- terminus ad quem — the end to which; aim; goal; final or latest limiting point.
- tiananmen square — a large plaza in central Beijing, China: noted especially as the site of major student demonstrations in 1989 suppressed by the government.
- tienanmen square — Tiananmen Square.
- to call it quits — If you say that you are going to call it quits, you mean that you have decided to stop doing something or being involved in something.
- unknown quantity — mathematics: amount not known
- water chinquapin — an American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, having pale-yellow flowers and an edible seed.