13-letter words containing e, q, u, a, t
- market square — a square in a village, town, etc in which a market is, or was formerly, held
- medium quarto — a size of book, about 9½ × 12 inches (24 × 30 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 4to.
- 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
- on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- out of square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- parquet floor — flooring made of inlaid wood
- 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.
- pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
- pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- quadrilateral — having four sides.
- quadriliteral — using or consisting of four letters.
- 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.
- qualificative — That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
- qualitatively — pertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities.
- quality press — the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
- quantivalence — quantitative equivalence
- quantum state — the condition in which a physical system exists, usually described by a wave function or a set of quantum numbers.
- quarantinable — Subject to quarantine; under quarantine.
- quarter crack — sand crack.
- quarter eagle — a gold coin of the U.S. (issued 1796–1929), one fourth of an eagle.
- quarter grain — the grain appearing in quartersawed wood.
- quarter horse — one of a breed of strong horses developed in the U.S. for short-distance races, usually a quarter of a mile.
- quarter plate — a photographic plate measuring 31⁄4 × 41⁄4 inches (8.3 × 10.8 cm)
- 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 pound — a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces avoirdupois
- quarter round — a molding, as on an ovolo, whose section is a quarter circle.
- quarter-bound — a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper.
- quarter-breed — a contemptuous term used to refer to a person with one white grandparent, especially a person of American Indian ancestry.
- 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
- quarter-phase — differing in phase by a quarter of a cycle; two-phase.
- quarterbacked — Simple past tense and past participle of quarterback.
- quarterdecker — an officer who serves on the quarterdeck; a gun situated on the quarterdeck
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- quartermaster — Military. an officer charged with providing quarters, clothing, fuel, transportation, etc., for a body of troops.
- quarterstaves — Plural form of quarterstaff.
- 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-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.
- 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
- quaterpolymer — A copolymer derived from four species of monomer.