12-letter words containing e, q, u, a, t
- illaqueation — the act of ensnaring
- inadequately — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- inaniloquent — Tending to speak inanely; loquacious; garrulous.
- inequalities — Plural form of inequality.
- inequivalent — Not equivalent.
- lacquer tree — any of several trees yielding a resin used as lacquer, as Rhus verniciflua, of Japan.
- last quarter — the instant, approximately one week after a full moon, when half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun.
- latin square — a square array of numbers, letters, etc., in which each item appears exactly once in each row and column: used in statistical analysis.
- liquefacient — something that liquefies or promotes liquefaction.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- matthew quay — Matthew Stanley, 1833–1904, U.S. politician: senator 1887–99, 1901–4.
- metasequoias — Plural form of metasequoia.
- methaqualone — a nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic substance, C 1 6 H 1 4 N 2 O, used to induce sleep: also widely used as an illicit drug.
- milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- miter square — an instrument for laying out miter joints, consisting of two straightedges joined at a 45° angle.
- mitre square — a tool with two blades that are at a fixed angle to one another, used to bevel a mitre joint
- mousquetaire — musketeer.
- non-equation — the act of equating or making equal; equalization: the symbolic equation of darkness with death.
- out-quarters — the outlying area of a building or district
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- quadrisected — Simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect.
- quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
- quality time — time devoted exclusively to nurturing a cherished person or activity.
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantitative — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- quantivalent — relating to quantivalence
- quantum cell — (electronics, computing) (Or "quantum dot cell") A structure comprising four quantum dots arranged in a square, with two diagonally opposed dots containing electron charges. One diagonal containing charges is arbitrarily defined as representing a value of '1', the other as '0'. In a five-dot cell, the fifth, central dot contains no charge. See also: quantum cell wire, quantum-dot cellular automata.
- quantum leap — Physics. an abrupt transition of a system described by quantum mechanics from one of its discrete states to another, as the fall of an electron in an atom to an orbit of lower energy.
- quarrymaster — a person in charge of a quarry
- quarter bend — a 90° bend, as in a plumbing pipe.
- quarter mile — an event in which competitors run a quarter mile or 400 metres
- quarter note — a note equivalent to one fourth of a whole note; a crotchet.
- quarter rest — a rest equal in time value to a quarter note.
- quarter tone — an interval equivalent to half of a semitone.
- quarter turn — 90-degree rotation
- quarter-hoop — a hoop, especially of steel, fastened around a cask between the bilge and the chime.
- quarter-hour — a period of 15 minutes.
- quarterbacks — Plural form of quarterback.
- quarterdecks — Plural form of quarterdeck.
- quarterfinal — of or relating to the contest or round preceding the semifinal one.
- quarterlies' — occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year: a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
- quarterlight — A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent.
- quarterpipes — Plural form of quarterpipe.
- quarterstaff — a former English weapon consisting of a stout pole 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters) long, tipped with iron.
- quartz plate — a carefully cut quartz crystal that is piezoelectrically active. Compare crystal (def 10).
- quasineutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- quaternities — Plural form of quaternity.