12-letter words containing i, n, q
- firing squad — a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting.
- flying squad — a trained, mobile group of police officers, business executives, labor officials, or the like, capable of performing specialized tasks whenever or wherever sent, often for use in emergencies.
- gas equation — an equation that equates the product of the pressure and the volume of one mole of a gas to the product of its thermodynamic temperature and the gas constant. The equation is exact for an ideal gas and is a good approximation for real gases at low pressures
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- hindquarters — the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
- hydroquinone — a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 6 O 2 , formed by the reduction of quinone: used chiefly in photography and to inhibit autoxidation reactions.
- illaqueation — the act of ensnaring
- in statu quo — in the state in which (anything was or is).
- inadequacies — Plural form of inadequacy.
- inadequately — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- inaniloquent — Tending to speak inanely; loquacious; garrulous.
- inconsequent — characterized by lack of proper sequence in thought, speech, or action.
- ineloquently — Without eloquence.
- inequalities — Plural form of inequality.
- inequipotent — not equally powerful or potent
- inequivalent — Not equivalent.
- inequivalved — having the valves of the shell of a mollusk unequal in size
- infrequently — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- iniquitously — In an iniquitous manner.
- inquartation — (in assaying) the addition of silver to a gold-silver alloy in order to facilitate the parting of the gold by nitric acid.
- inquiry desk — a section of an office, business etc, which deals with inquiries nor requests for information
- inquisitions — Plural form of inquisition.
- inquisitress — a woman who makes an inquisition.
- ionic liquid — An ionic liquid is a liquid which contains ions.
- isoquinoline — (organic compound) An isomer of quinoline many of whose derivatives occur as alkaloids and are synthesized for use as dyes, pharmaceuticals etc.
- 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.
- lincolnesque — like or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln: a Lincolnesque compassion.
- liquefacient — something that liquefies or promotes liquefaction.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- liquidations — Plural form of liquidation.
- locus in quo — the place in which; the very place; the scene of the event.
- louis quinze — noting or pertaining to the rococo style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France in the early and mid-18th century, characterized by fantasy, lightness, elegance, and comfort.
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- melliloquent — Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.
- misquotation — the act of misquoting.
- mosquito net — a screen, curtain, or canopy of net, gauze, or the like, for keeping out mosquitoes.
- multiloquent — Talkative.
- non sequitur — Logic. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.
- non-equation — the act of equating or making equal; equalization: the symbolic equation of darkness with death.
- nonqualified — unqualified (def 1).
- on the quiet — If something is done on the quiet, it is done secretly or in such a way that people do not notice it.
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- perquisition — an intensive and meticulous examination, pursuit, or hunt for something
- qinling shan — mountain range in NC China, extending across Gansu, Shaanxi, & Henan provinces: highest peak, c. 13,500 ft (4,115 m)
- quackishness — The state or condition of being quackish.
- quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
- quadraphonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- quadriennial — quadrennial.
- quadriennium — quadrennium.