10-letter words containing n, q, a
- quantitive — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- quarantine — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- quarkonium — a meson composed of a quark and an antiquark of the same flavor.
- quarreling — an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
- 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
- quartering — one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book.
- quaternary — consisting of four.
- quaternate — arranged in or consisting of four parts, as the leaves of certain plants.
- quaternion — a group or set of four persons or things.
- quaternity — a group or set of four.
- quatorzain — a verse of fourteen lines
- queasiness — The state of being queasy; nausea.
- queen anne — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in England in the early 18th century, characterized by simplicity and refinement of forms, with increasing attention to French and Italian models.
- queen palm — a feather palm, Arecastrum romanzoffianum, of South America, having leaves from 7 to 12 feet (2 to 3½ meters) in length, and large, hanging clusters of small fruit.
- queen-anne — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in England in the early 18th century, characterized by simplicity and refinement of forms, with increasing attention to French and Italian models.
- queencraft — the art of queenly rule
- queensland — a state in NE Australia. 670,500 sq. mi. (1,736,595 sq. km). Capital: Brisbane.
- queensware — a hard, cream-colored earthenware, perfected c1765 by Wedgwood.
- quenchable — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- quinacrine — an alkaloid, C 2 3 H 3 0 ClN 3 O, similar in its properties to pamaquine, used in the treatment of malaria.
- quintilian — (Marcus Fabius Quintilianus) a.d. c35–c95, Roman rhetorician.
- quintipara — A female that has borne five offspring.
- quittances — Plural form of quittance.
- quotations — Plural form of quotation.
- quotidians — Plural form of quotidian.
- rafinesque — Constantine Samuel, 1783–1840, U.S. naturalist, born in Turkey.
- rainsquall — squall1 (def 1).
- reacquaint — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- 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.
- sequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- si-ma qian — ?145–?85 bc, Chinese historian, author of the Shih-chi, a history of China from earliest times to the 2nd century bc, usually considered the greatest historical work in Chinese
- sinarquist — a member or advocate of an ultrareactionary, semifascist movement organized in Mexico about 1937.
- squabbling — act of quarrelling
- squadronal — belonging or relating to a squadron or squadrons
- squamation — the state of being squamate.
- squanderer — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- square one — a starting point; initial stage or step: If this plan fails, we'll have to go back to square one.
- square tin — a medium-sized loaf having a crusty top, baked in a tin with a square base
- squareness — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- squirt can — an oilcan with a flexible body that ejects oil when compressed.
- tarquinius — (Lucius Tarquinius Priscus) died 578 b.c, king of Rome 616–578.
- tisquantum — Squanto.
- titanesque — Titanlike; Titanic.
- tranquilly — free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm: a tranquil country place.
- ubiquarian — of or relating to the doctrine, especially as advocated by Luther, that the body of Christ is omnipresent and therefore exists in the Eucharistic bread.
- unacquaint — not acquainted or familiar (with)
- unacquired — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- unequalled — not equaled or surpassed; matchless: an unequaled record of victories.
- unqualited — bereft of qualities
- unquarried — (of rock, marble, etc) not quarried, dug up, or extracted from a quarry