9-letter words containing q, u, e, n
- quiet sun — the sun at the minimum of solar activity, occurring every 11 years.
- quietened — Simple past tense and past participle of quieten.
- quietener — a thing which quiets or sedates
- quietness — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- quill pen — dip pen made from feather
- quinellas — Plural form of quinella.
- quinidine — a colorless, crystalline alkaloid, C 2 0 H 2 4 N 2 O 2 , isomeric with quinine, obtained from the bark of certain species of cinchona trees or shrubs, used chiefly to regulate heart rhythm and to treat malaria.
- quinoline — a colorless, liquid, water-immiscible, nitrogenous base, C 9 H 7 N, having a disagreeable odor, occurring in coal tar, and usually prepared by oxidizing a mixture of glycerol and aniline: used as a solvent and reagent and to make dyes.
- quinolone — Any of a class of antibiotics used in treating a variety of mainly Gram-negative infections, and thought to be responsible for antibiotic resistance in some microbes.
- quintette — Alternative spelling of quintet A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.
- quintiles — Plural form of quintile.
- quintuple — fivefold; consisting of five parts.
- quit-rent — rent paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.
- quitrents — Plural form of quitrent.
- quittance — recompense or requital.
- quivering — the act or state of quivering; a tremble or tremor.
- quotients — Plural form of quotient.
- reconquer — to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
- rehnquist — William H(ubbs) [huhbz] /hʌbz/ (Show IPA), 1924–2005, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–86; chief justice 1986–2005.
- requicken — to restore or come back to life or vigour
- requiring — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- requiting — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- requoting — to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
- sequencer — a device for the automatic determination or regulation of a sequence.
- sequently — following; successive.
- sequinned — A sequinned piece of clothing is decorated or covered with sequins.
- squadrone — a former Scottish political party, active in the last parliament of Scotland before the Act of Union, in the early 18th century
- squinched — to contort (the features) or squint.
- technique — the manner and ability with which an artist, writer, dancer, athlete, or the like employs the technical skills of a particular art or field of endeavor.
- totaquine — a mixture of quinine and other alkaloids derived from cinchona bark, used as a substitute for quinine in treating malaria
- unequable — unstable, varying, or unsteady
- unequaled — not equaled or surpassed; matchless: an unequaled record of victories.
- unequally — not equal; not of the same quantity, quality, value, rank, ability, etc.: People are unequal in their capacities.
- unequated — to regard, treat, or represent as equivalent: We cannot equate the possession of wealth with goodness.
- unqueenly — not queenly or befitting a queen
- unquelled — to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
- unsquared — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- vauquelin — Louis Nicolas [lwee nee-kaw-lah] /lwi ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1763–1829, French chemist: discoverer of chromium and beryllium.
- veronique — (of a dish) served in a white sauce and garnished with seedless white grapes