13-letter words containing n, q
- film sequence — a short piece of film or extract from a film, depicting a specific action or event
- fort duquesne — Abraham [a-bra-am] /a braˈam/ (Show IPA), 1610–88, French naval commander.
- frequentation — the practice of frequenting; habit of visiting often.
- frequentative — noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing repetition of an action.
- gene sequence — the arrangement of the nucleotides of a particular gene
- giant sequoia — big tree.
- good question — pertinent or insightful enquiry
- grand quarter — a quartered coat of arms, itself one of the quarters of a coat of arms.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grandiloquous — grandiloquent
- grotesqueness — odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
- gyrofrequency — the frequency of rotation of an electron or other charged particle in a magnetic field, directly proportional to the charge of the particle and to the field strength and inversely proportional to the mass of the particle.
- half-quartern — a loaf having a weight, when baked, of 800 g
- harlequin bug — a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants.
- harlequinades — Plural form of harlequinade.
- heat equation — a partial differential equation the solution of which gives the distribution of temperature in a region as a function of space and time when the temperature at the boundaries, the initial distribution of temperature, and the physical properties of the medium are specified.
- hong xiu quan — 1814–64, Chinese religious leader and revolutionary. Claiming (1851) to be Christ's brother, he led the Taiping rebellion; committed suicide when it was defeated
- inacquiescent — Not acquiescent.
- inconquerable — That cannot be conquered; unconquerable.
- inconsequence — characterized by lack of proper sequence in thought, speech, or action.
- indigo squill — wild hyacinth.
- indolequinone — (chemistry) Any of a class of molecules based upon an indole but with two additional ketone groups (quinone) attached to the ring structure.
- inequilateral — not equilateral; having unequal sides.
- inequivalence — The condition of being inequivalent.
- inquire after — to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.
- inquiry agent — a private detective
- inquisitional — Of or pertaining to an inquisition.
- inquisitioned — Simple past tense and past participle of inquisition.
- inquisitively — given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.
- inquisitorial — of or relating to an inquisitor or inquisition.
- interquartile — Situated between the first and third quartiles of a distribution.
- iran-iraq war — the war (1980–88) fought by Iran and Iraq, following the Iraqi invasion of disputed border territory in Iran. It ended indecisively with no important gains on either side: Iraq subsequently (1990) conceded the disputed territory
- jequitinhonha — a river in E Brazil, flowing from the state of Minas Gerais to the Atlantic Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- john q public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
- latin quarter — the quarter of Paris on the south side of the Seine, especially frequented for centuries by students, writers, and artists.
- light quantum — photon.
- liquefacients — Plural form of liquefacient.
- liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
- liquid oxygen — a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants.
- liquification — Alternative form of liquefaction.
- low frequency — any frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz. Abbreviation: LF.
- magniloquence — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- main sequence — a narrow band in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram in which 90 percent of all observed stars are plotted.
- moot question — an issue or position which is open to debate
- multiloquence — the quality of being excessively talkative; loquaciousness
- narrow squeak — an escape only just managed
- non-requisite — required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.
- nondelinquent — a person who is not a delinquent
- nonequivalent — Not equivalent; different.
- nonsequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.