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14-letter words containing q, u, e, n

  • 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.
  • khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • multifrequency — Of or pertaining to multiple frequencies.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • puertorriqueno — a native or inhabitant of Puerto Rico.
  • quadragenarian — 40 years of age.
  • quadrigeminate — made up of four parts
  • quaker meeting — a meeting of Quakers, at which all members, except those moved to speak, remain silent.
  • 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
  • quantum number — any integer or half of an odd integer that distinguishes one of the discrete states of a quantum-mechanical system.
  • quantum system — a theoretical or actual system based on quantum physics, as a supercomputer.
  • quantum theory — any theory predating quantum mechanics that encompassed Planck's radiation formula and a scheme for obtaining discrete energy states for atoms, as Bohr theory.
  • quarter nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from a kneeling position beside an opponent, puts one hand on the opponent's head, passes the free arm under the far arm of the opponent, and locks the free arm to the other arm by clasping the wrist.
  • quarter window — (on a car) a small triangular side window with hinges that can be opened for extra ventilation
  • quarterbacking — a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
  • quasi-economic — pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
  • quasi-infinite — immeasurably great: an infinite capacity for forgiveness.
  • quasi-negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
  • quasi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • quasiessential — Almost essential.
  • quattrocentism — the 15th-century Italian style of art and literature
  • quattrocentist — a painter or writer of 15th-century Italy
  • queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
  • queen's bounty — king's bounty.
  • queen's speech — (in the British Parliament) a speech reviewing domestic conditions and foreign relations, prepared by the ministry in the name of the sovereign, and read at the opening of the Parliament either by the sovereign in person or by commission.
  • queen-size bed — bed: larger than double
  • queens problem — eight queens puzzle
  • queensland nut — macadamia.
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