10-letter words containing n, o, q
- quantasome — any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.
- quarkonium — a meson composed of a quark and an antiquark of the same flavor.
- quartation — the adding of silver to a mixture of gold and silver until the ratio is about one to three, at which point the silver can be removed using nitric acid
- quaternion — a group or set of four persons or things.
- quatorzain — a verse of fourteen lines
- queen post — either of a pair of timbers or posts extending vertically upward from the tie beam of a roof truss or the like, one on each side of the center.
- queenstown — former name of Cóbh.
- quercitron — an oak, Quercus velutina, of eastern North America, the inner bark of which yields a yellow dye.
- quernstone — Either of a pair of stones used for grinding material by hand.
- questioned — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- questionee — a person who is questioned
- questioner — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- quickthorn — hawthorn, esp when planted as a hedge
- quiet down — stop talking so loudly
- quincewort — Squinancywort.
- quinestrol — a synthetic estrogen, C 2 5 H 3 2 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives.
- quinoidine — a brownish-black, resinous substance consisting of a mixture of alkaloids, obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of quinine and formerly used as a cheap substitute for it.
- quinolones — Plural form of quinolone.
- quintefoil — cinquefoil (def 2).
- quoin post — the vertical post at the side of a lock gate, about which the gate swings
- quotations — Plural form of quotation.
- quotidians — Plural form of quotidian.
- reconquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- requestion — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- romanesque — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture prevailing in western or southern Europe from the 9th through the 12th centuries, characterized by heavy masonry construction with narrow openings, features such as the round arch, the groin vault, and the barrel vault, and the introduction or development of the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, and central and western towers for churches.
- somniloquy — the act of talking in one's sleep
- sqlwindows — (programming, product) A package used to graphically develop MS-Windows client-server applications. Sold by Gupta Corporation.
- squadronal — belonging or relating to a squadron or squadrons
- squamation — the state of being squamate.
- square one — a starting point; initial stage or step: If this plan fails, we'll have to go back to square one.
- tourniquet — Medicine/Medical, Surgery. any device for arresting bleeding by forcibly compressing a blood vessel, as a bandage tightened by twisting.
- underquote — to offer (stocks, merchandise, etc.) at a price lower than the market price or some other quoted price; offer at a price reduced by (a specified amount).
- unliquored — without alcoholic drink, esp spirits; sober
- unquotable — not able or suitable to be quoted or repeated