13-letter words containing q, a, i
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grandiloquous — grandiloquent
- gray squirrel — a common, grayish squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, of eastern North America.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- liqueur glass — a small glass intended for drinking liqueur from
- liquid assets — assets in the form of money or easily convertible into money
- liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- liquification — Alternative form of liquefaction.
- 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.
- medium quarto — a size of book, about 9½ × 12 inches (24 × 30 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 4to.
- mosquito boat — PT boat.
- mosquito hawk — nighthawk (def 1).
- nonequivalent — Not equivalent; different.
- nonsequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- oblique angle — an angle that is not a right angle; an acute or obtuse angle.
- oblique fault — a fault that runs obliquely to, rather than parallel to or perpendicular to, the strike of the affected rocks
- opera comique — comic opera.
- overqualified — having more education, training, or experience than is required for a job or position.
- piano quartet — a musical composition scored for piano and three other instruments, typically violin, viola, and cello.
- piano quintet — a musical composition scored for a string quartet, or other combination of four instruments, and piano.
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- plique-a-jour — an enameling technique in which the colored enamels are fused into the spaces of a wire framework on a temporary backing; the backing is then removed, producing a translucent effect
- pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
- quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadratically — square.
- quadrennially — Every four years.
- quadricipital — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadriceps.
- quadrifarious — having four parts
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- quadrigeminal — Having four parts, or two pairs.