13-letter words containing q, u, i
- main sequence — a narrow band in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram in which 90 percent of all observed stars are plotted.
- medium quarto — a size of book, about 9½ × 12 inches (24 × 30 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 4to.
- moot question — an issue or position which is open to debate
- mosquito bite — a bite inflicted by a mosquito
- mosquito boat — PT boat.
- mosquito coil — a spiral coil which burns slowly and releases a smoke that prevents mosquitoes from biting
- mosquito hawk — nighthawk (def 1).
- mother liquor — the portion of a solution remaining after crystallization of its important component.
- 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.
- nonuniqueness — the quality of being nonunique
- oblique angle — an angle that is not a right angle; an acute or obtuse angle.
- oblique fault — a fault that runs obliquely to, rather than parallel to or perpendicular to, the strike of the affected rocks
- open question — question: invites long answer
- opera comique — comic opera.
- overqualified — having more education, training, or experience than is required for a job or position.
- phylloquinone — vitamin K1.
- 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.
- picturesquely — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- plique-a-jour — an enameling technique in which the colored enamels are fused into the spaces of a wire framework on a temporary backing; the backing is then removed, producing a translucent effect
- pre-requisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
- pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
- quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadratically — square.
- quadrennially — Every four years.
- quadricipital — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadriceps.
- quadrifarious — having four parts
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- quadrigeminal — Having four parts, or two pairs.
- quadrilateral — having four sides.
- quadrilingual — using or involving four languages: a quadrilingual person; a quadrilingual translation of the Bible.
- quadriliteral — using or consisting of four letters.
- 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.
- quadrilocular — having four compartments
- quadringenary — a 400th anniversary
- quadripartite — divided into or consisting of four parts.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- quadrumvirate — a governing or managing group, coalition, or the like, of four persons.
- quadruplicate — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- quadruplicity — the state or fact of being quadruple or fourfold.
- quaker-ladies — bluet (def 1).
- quaking aspen — any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- quaking grass — any of several grasses of the genus Briza, having spikelets with slender, drooping stalks.