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12-letter words containing q, l

  • milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
  • milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
  • mosquito fly — dragonfly (def 1).
  • multiloquent — Talkative.
  • multiloquous — Very talkative.
  • nonqualified — unqualified (def 1).
  • obsequiously — characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
  • 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
  • pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
  • presque isle — a city in NE Maine.
  • 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)
  • quacksalvers — Plural form of quacksalver.
  • quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
  • quadrangular — having four angles and four sides; having the shape of a quadrangle.
  • quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
  • quadriennial — quadrennial.
  • quadrillions — Plural form of quadrillion.
  • quadrinomial — consisting of four terms.
  • quadriplegia — paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.
  • quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
  • quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
  • quadruplexes — Plural form of quadruplex.
  • qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
  • quality time — time devoted exclusively to nurturing a cherished person or activity.
  • qualmishness — The quality of being qualmish.
  • quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
  • quantifiably — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
  • quantivalent — relating to quantivalence
  • quantum cell — (electronics, computing)   (Or "quantum dot cell") A structure comprising four quantum dots arranged in a square, with two diagonally opposed dots containing electron charges. One diagonal containing charges is arbitrarily defined as representing a value of '1', the other as '0'. In a five-dot cell, the fifth, central dot contains no charge. See also: quantum cell wire, quantum-dot cellular automata.
  • quantum leap — Physics. an abrupt transition of a system described by quantum mechanics from one of its discrete states to another, as the fall of an electron in an atom to an orbit of lower energy.
  • quaquaversal — (of a geological formation) sloping downward from the center in all directions.
  • quarter mile — an event in which competitors run a quarter mile or 400 metres
  • quarterfinal — of or relating to the contest or round preceding the semifinal one.
  • quarterlies' — occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year: a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
  • quarterlight — A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent.
  • quartz clock — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
  • quartz glass — lechatelierite.
  • quartz plate — a carefully cut quartz crystal that is piezoelectrically active. Compare crystal (def 10).
  • quasi-feudal — of, relating to, or of the nature of a fief or fee: a feudal estate.
  • quasi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
  • quasicrystal — a form of solid matter whose atoms are arranged like those of a crystal but assume patterns that do not exactly repeat themselves.
  • quasilogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
  • quasineutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
  • queen closer — a brick of normal length and thickness but of half normal width, used to complete a course or to space regular bricks.
  • queenslander — a native or inhabitant of Queensland
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