12-letter words containing q, a
- inaniloquent — Tending to speak inanely; loquacious; garrulous.
- inequalities — Plural form of inequality.
- inequivalent — Not equivalent.
- inequivalved — having the valves of the shell of a mollusk unequal in size
- inquartation — (in assaying) the addition of silver to a gold-silver alloy in order to facilitate the parting of the gold by nitric acid.
- lacquer tree — any of several trees yielding a resin used as lacquer, as Rhus verniciflua, of Japan.
- last quarter — the instant, approximately one week after a full moon, when half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun.
- latin square — a square array of numbers, letters, etc., in which each item appears exactly once in each row and column: used in statistical analysis.
- lemon squash — lemon soda; a soft drink of lemon juice and soda water.
- leonardesque — of, relating to, or suggesting Leonardo da Vinci or the style of his paintings.
- liquefacient — something that liquefies or promotes liquefaction.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- liquid glass — any of several clear, white, or greenish water-soluble compounds of formulas varying in ratio from Na 2 O⋅3.75SiO 2 to 2Na 2 O⋅SiO 2 : used chiefly in dyeing, printing, and fireproofing textiles and in the manufacture of paper products and cement.
- liquidambars — Plural form of liquidambar.
- liquidations — Plural form of liquidation.
- loquaciously — In a loquacious manner.
- macaberesque — resembling or suggestive of the danse macabre; macabre
- magic square — a square containing integers arranged in an equal number of rows and columns so that the sum of the integers in any row, column, or diagonal is the same.
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- matthew quay — Matthew Stanley, 1833–1904, U.S. politician: senator 1887–99, 1901–4.
- metasequoias — Plural form of metasequoia.
- methaqualone — a nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic substance, C 1 6 H 1 4 N 2 O, used to induce sleep: also widely used as an illicit drug.
- milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- misquotation — the act of misquoting.
- miter square — an instrument for laying out miter joints, consisting of two straightedges joined at a 45° angle.
- mitre square — a tool with two blades that are at a fixed angle to one another, used to bevel a mitre joint
- mousquetaire — musketeer.
- murder squad — the section of a police force that is responsible for dealing with murders
- non-equation — the act of equating or making equal; equalization: the symbolic equation of darkness with death.
- nonqualified — unqualified (def 1).
- out-quarters — the outlying area of a building or district
- oval kumquat — a spineless shrub or small citrus tree, Fortunella margarita, of China, having oval-shaped, orange-yellow fruit with sweet and acid flesh.
- over-qualify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- pasqueflower — an Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter.
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- pearly queen — the female London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- qinling shan — mountain range in NC China, extending across Gansu, Shaanxi, & Henan provinces: highest peak, c. 13,500 ft (4,115 m)
- quack doctor — an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge or other skills
- quackishness — The state or condition of being quackish.
- quacksalvers — Plural form of quacksalver.
- quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
- quadrangular — having four angles and four sides; having the shape of a quadrangle.
- quadraphonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
- quadriennial — quadrennial.
- quadriennium — quadrennium.