14-letter words containing l, i, q
- magniloquently — In a magniloquent manner.
- mosquito fleet — a group or fleet of PT boats or other small, armed boats.
- multifrequency — Of or pertaining to multiple frequencies.
- nolle prosequi — an entry made upon the records of a court when the plaintiff or prosecutor will proceed no further in a suit or action. Abbreviation: nol. pros.
- nonequilibrium — The condition of not being in equilibrium.
- nonequivalence — the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.
- oblique motion — the relative motion of two melodic parts in which one remains in place or moves relatively little while the other moves more actively.
- oblique stroke — (character) "/". Common names include: (forward) slash; stroke; ITU-T: slant; oblique stroke. Rare: diagonal; solidus; over; slak; virgule; INTERCAL: slat. Commonly used as the division operator in programming, and to separate the components in Unix pathnames, and hence also in URLs. Also used to delimit regular expressions in several languages.
- parquet circle — parterre (def 1).
- perez esquivel — Adolfo [uh-dol-foh;; Spanish ah-th awl-faw] /əˈdɒl foʊ;; Spanish ɑˈðɔl fɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Argentine sculptor and human rights activist: Nobel prize 1980.
- polar equation — an equation in which the variables are polar coordinates.
- port coquitlam — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.
- pre-delinquent — (of an account, tax, debt, etc.) past due; overdue.
- public inquiry — an official enquiry, usually into a serious accident or other disaster, or into planning applications. Interested parties can attend, and contribute.
- qabalistically — Alternative spelling of cabalistically.
- quadrilaterals — Plural form of quadrilateral.
- quadrisyllabic — a word or poetic meter with four syllables
- quadrisyllable — a word of four syllables.
- quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
- quadruple time — a measure consisting of four beats or pulses with accent on the first and third.
- quadruplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadruplicate.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- qualifications — Plural form of qualification.
- quality circle — a group of workers performing similar duties who meet periodically to discuss work-related problems, offer suggestions for improved production or product quality, etc.
- quality factor — a property of ionizing radiations that affects their ability to cause biological effects. For weakly ionizing radiations such as gamma rays it has value 1 whilst for alpha rays it is about 20
- quality system — A quality system is a structure for managing the quality of the output of a manufacturer.
- quality-assure — to ensure the quality of: Measures are in place to quality-assure our data.
- quantitatively — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- quasi-criminal — of the nature of or involving crime.
- quasi-immortal — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
- quasi-informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- quasi-judicial — noting, pertaining to, or exercising powers or functions that resemble those of a court or a judge: a quasi-judicial agency.
- quasi-medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- quasi-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- quasi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- quasi-national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- quasi-official — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- quasi-particle — an object that is similar to a particle, but does not meet the full criteria of a particle
- quasi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- quasi-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- quasiessential — Almost essential.
- quasiparticles — Plural form of quasiparticle.
- quassia family — the plant family Simaroubaceae, characterized by tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having pinnately compound leaves, clusters of flowers, fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, or fleshy or winged fruit, and a bitter bark used medicinally, and including the ailanthus and quassia.
- querimoniously — in a querimonious manner
- quicksilvering — the mercury on the back of a mirror
- quicksilverish — resembling quicksilver
- quincentennial — pertaining to or marking a period of 500 years.
- quinnat salmon — chinook salmon.
- quinquagesimal — of, relating to, or consisting of a set of 50