9-letter words containing q, a, r
- quartzose — one of the commonest minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO 2 , having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony, jasper, etc.) or in crystals (as rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, etc.): the chief constituent of sand and sandstone, and an important constituent of many other rocks. It is piezoelectric and used to control the frequencies of radio transmitters.
- quatrains — Plural form of quatrain.
- quavering — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- quebracho — any of several tropical American trees of the genus Schinopsis, having very hard wood, especially S. lorentzii, the wood and bark of which are important in tanning and dyeing.
- querencia — (bullfighting) The area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand. (from 1930s).
- queretaro — a state in central Mexico. 4432 sq. mi. (11,480 sq. km).
- quickdraw — (climbing) A set of two carabiners connected by a strap.
- quinarius — a denomination of ancient Roman coinage, issued in silver or gold at various times and undergoing many changes of value.
- reacquire — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- relacquer — to apply a new coat of lacquer to (something)
- reliquary — a repository or receptacle for relics.
- reliquiae — remains, as those of fossil organisms.
- remarqued — pertaining to a piece of print art that contains a remarque or original drawing by the artist in the margin
- requalify — to qualify again
- sequestra — a fragment of bone that has become necrotic as a result of disease or injury and has separated from the normal bone structure.
- squad car — police vehicle
- squadrone — a former Scottish political party, active in the last parliament of Scotland before the Act of Union, in the early 18th century
- square go — a fair fight between two individuals
- square up — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- squarrose — denoting any rough or ragged surface.
- squawroot — a fleshy, leafless plant, Conopholis americana, of the broomrape family, native to eastern North America, having a stout, yellowish, conelike stalk of lipped flowers, and growing in clusters, especially under oaks.
- squeakery — a squeaking quality, manner, or action
- squirarch — a person who believes in government by squires
- starquake — a rapid change in the mass distribution or shape of a pulsar, resulting in a fluctuation of the pulsar's pulse rate or radiation intensity.
- tarquinii — an ancient city of Etruria, in central Italy, NW of Rome: present-day Tarquinia on site.
- top quark — a type of quark with a mass of c. 176 to 199 GeV/c2, a positive charge 2⁄3 that of an electron, zero charm, and zero strangeness
- triquetra — a geometrical figure having three points, especially one formed of three intersecting ellipses: The triquetra was often used in ancient art to symbolize a triune deity.
- unsquared — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- utraquist — Calixtine.