14-letter words containing q, u, i, n, e
- 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.
- polar equation — an equation in which the variables are polar coordinates.
- 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
- 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-size bed — bed: larger than double
- queer-sounding — that sounds odd or strange
- querimoniously — in a querimonious manner
- questionmaster — quizmaster.
- questionnaires — Plural form of questionnaire.
- queuing theory — a theory that deals with providing a service on a waiting line, or queue, especially when the demand for it is irregular and describable by probability distributions, as processing phone calls arriving at a telephone exchange or collecting highway tolls from drivers at tollbooths.
- quick response — fast reaction time
- quicksilvering — the mercury on the back of a mirror
- quiescent tank — a tank, usually for sewage sludge, in which the sludge is allowed to remain for a time so that sedimentation can occur
- quincentennial — pertaining to or marking a period of 500 years.
- quinquagesimal — of, relating to, or consisting of a set of 50
- quinquecostate — having five lines or ribs
- quinquefarious — consisting of or divided into five lines, sections, etc
- quinquefoliate — (of leaves) having or consisting of five leaflets
- quinquelingual — Written in five languages.
- quinquennially — Every five years.
- quinquepartite — divided into or consisting of five parts.
- quintessential — of the pure and essential essence of something: the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.
- quintuplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quintuplicate.
- quintuplicates — Plural form of quintuplicate.
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- quotient group — a group, the elements of which are cosets with respect to a normal subgroup of a given group.
- quotient space — a topological space whose elements are the equivalence classes of a given topological space with a specified equivalence relation.