12-letter words containing q, u, i
- disqualifier — One who, or that which, disqualifies.
- disqualifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disqualify.
- disquisition — a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation.
- disquisitive — Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; inquisitive.
- disquisitory — of or relating to disquisition
- double-quick — very quick or rapid.
- equalisation — Alternative spelling of equalization.
- equalitarian — Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
- equalization — The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
- equestrienne — A female equestrian.
- equidistance — (uncountable) Equal distance.
- equifinality — The property of being equifinal.
- equigranular — (petrology) Composed chiefly of grains of similar size.
- equilaterals — Plural form of equilateral.
- equilibrants — Plural form of equilibrant.
- equilibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate.
- equilibrator — Lb rare A device that maintain equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
- equilibrious — In equilibrium; balanced.
- equilibrists — Plural form of equilibrist.
- equilibriums — Plural form of equilibrium.
- equimultiple — one of a series of amounts or numbers that each consist of another amount or number an equal number of times
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- equinumerous — having the same number of members
- equiparation — the act of regarding as the same; the act of comparing
- equipollence — The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
- equiprobable — (of two or more things ) equally likely to occur; having equal probability.
- equisetiform — having the form of equisetum
- equitability — The quality of being equitable; equitableness.
- equity issue — the sale of new stocks to an investor by a company
- equivalently — In an equivalent manner; equally.
- equivocality — The quality of being equivocal.
- equivocating — Present participle of equivocate.
- equivocation — The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.
- equivocatory — Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
- felliniesque — referring to or reminiscent of the films of Federico Fellini
- file request — 1. The FidoNet equivalent of FTP, in which one BBS system automatically dials another and snarfs one or more files. Often abbreviated "FReq"; files are often announced as being "available for FReq" in the same way that files are announced as being "available for/by anonymous FTP" on the Internet. 2. The act of getting a copy of a file by using the File Request option of the BBS mailer.
- firing squad — a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting.
- flying squad — a trained, mobile group of police officers, business executives, labor officials, or the like, capable of performing specialized tasks whenever or wherever sent, often for use in emergencies.
- fox squirrel — any of several North American arboreal squirrels varying in color and of an exceptionally large size.
- gas equation — an equation that equates the product of the pressure and the volume of one mole of a gas to the product of its thermodynamic temperature and the gas constant. The equation is exact for an ideal gas and is a good approximation for real gases at low pressures
- grotesquerie — Grotesque quality or grotesque things collectively.
- guadalquivir — a river in S Spain, flowing W to the Gulf of Cádiz. 374 miles (602 km) long.
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- harquebusier — a soldier armed with a harquebus.
- high-quality — adhering to an excellent standard of measure; of superior quality: Education depends on high-quality teachers and materials in our schools.
- hindquarters — the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
- hydroquinone — a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 6 O 2 , formed by the reduction of quinone: used chiefly in photography and to inhibit autoxidation reactions.
- ill-equipped — badly or inadequately equipped: an ill-equipped army.
- illaqueation — the act of ensnaring
- import quota — the maximum amount of a product that can be imported into a country within a given period of time