13-letter words containing q, u, i, n, t
- interquartile — Situated between the first and third quartiles of a distribution.
- jequitinhonha — a river in E Brazil, flowing from the state of Minas Gerais to the Atlantic Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- latin quarter — the quarter of Paris on the south side of the Seine, especially frequented for centuries by students, writers, and artists.
- light quantum — photon.
- liquefacients — Plural form of liquefacient.
- liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
- liquification — Alternative form of liquefaction.
- moot question — an issue or position which is open to debate
- multiloquence — the quality of being excessively talkative; loquaciousness
- non-requisite — required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.
- nondelinquent — a person who is not a delinquent
- nonequivalent — Not equivalent; different.
- nonsequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- open question — question: invites long answer
- piano quartet — a musical composition scored for piano and three other instruments, typically violin, viola, and cello.
- piano quintet — a musical composition scored for a string quartet, or other combination of four instruments, and piano.
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- quadrillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
- qualification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- quality point — Education. grade point.
- quantity mark — a mark that is placed above a vowel or syllable to indicate its duration or length
- quantivalence — quantitative equivalence
- quarantinable — Subject to quarantine; under quarantine.
- quarter grain — the grain appearing in quartersawed wood.
- quarter point — the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45″.
- quarter-final — A quarter-final is one of the four matches in a competition which decides which four players or teams will compete in the semi-final.
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- quartodeciman — one of a group of early Christians who observed Easter on the day of the Jewish Passover regardless of whether or not it was Sunday
- quaternionist — a mathematician who works with quaternions
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- question time — a time set aside in a session during which members of a parliament may question a minister or ministers regarding state affairs.
- questionaries — Plural form of questionary.
- questioningly — In a questioning manner.
- questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
- quick-setting — setting quickly, as a cement, paint, or gelatin.
- quickstepping — Present participle of quickstep.
- quincentenary — a 500th anniversary or its celebration.
- quinine water — carbonated water containing lemon, lime, sweetener, and quinine, often used as a mixer.
- quinquevalent — pentavalent.
- quintessences — Plural form of quintessence.
- quintillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 18 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 30 zeros.
- quintuplicate — a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter.
- quota-hopping — (in the EU) the practice of obtaining the right to catch a part of a country's national quota for fish in European waters by buying licences from its fishermen
- reacquainting — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- requisitioner — the act of requiring or demanding.
- saint-quentin — a city in N France, on the Somme: retaken from the Germans 1918.
- sequentiality — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
- sesquiterpene — (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.