14-letter words containing n, q
- in consequence — the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier: The accident was the consequence of reckless driving.
- inadequateness — Inadequacy.
- inconsequentia — Trivia; items or facts of little or no importance.
- inconsequently — In an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence.
- iniquitousness — Quality of being iniquitous.
- inquiry office — an office or department of a business, organization, etc, which deals with inquiries or requests for information
- inquisitionist — an inquisitor.
- inquisiturient — keen to act as an inquisitor
- jacques necker — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
- japanese quail — any of several small Old World quails of the genus Coturnix, especially C. japonica (Japanese quail) widely used as a laboratory animal.
- john q. public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
- khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
- known quantity — Mathematics. a quantity whose value is given: in algebra, frequently represented by a letter from the first part of the alphabet, as a, b, or c.
- lemon squeezer — tool for extracting juice from lemons
- liqueur brandy — sweetened flavoured brandy
- liquid protein — an amino acid hydrosol used in weight-reduction programs as a substitute for all or some meals: generally regarded as hazardous to health because of low nutritional content and recommended for controlled use only under medical supervision.
- liquidationist — pertaining to or promoting a theory of economics which holds that governments should not interfere in a recession
- liquiritigenin — (organic compound) A flavanone found in a variety of plants including liquorice.
- liquor license — a licence that allows the proprietor of a store, bar, etc, to sell alcohol
- loquaciousness — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
- magniloquently — In a magniloquent manner.
- microtechnique — the art of preparing something so that it can properly be examined using a microscope
- minus quantity — a quantity less than zero
- multifrequency — Of or pertaining to multiple frequencies.
- nagami kumquat — oval kumquat.
- naphthoquinone — (organic compound) Either of two isomers of polycyclic aromatic ketones derived from naphthalene.
- 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.
- non-ubiquitous — existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
- nonacquisitive — not acquisitive
- 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.
- obsequiousness — characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
- opaque context — an expression in which the replacement of a term by another with the same reference may change the truth-value of the whole. John believes that Cicero was a Roman is opaque, since even though Cicero and Tully are the same person John may know that the given statement is true but not that Tully was a Roman
- polar equation — an equation in which the variables are polar coordinates.
- polar sequence — a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars
- pre-delinquent — (of an account, tax, debt, etc.) past due; overdue.
- preacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- prerequirement — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
- public inquiry — an official enquiry, usually into a serious accident or other disaster, or into planning applications. Interested parties can attend, and contribute.
- puertorriqueno — a native or inhabitant of Puerto Rico.
- quadragenarian — 40 years of age.
- quadrangularly — in a quadrangular manner
- quadrantanopia — (medicine) The loss of vision in one or more quadrants of the field of view.
- quadrigeminate — made up of four parts
- quaker meeting — a meeting of Quakers, at which all members, except those moved to speak, remain silent.
- qualifications — Plural form of qualification.
- quantification — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantitatively — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- quantum meruit — as much as he has earned: denoting a payment for goods or services in partial fulfilment of a contract or for those supplied when no price has been agreed