10-letter words containing q, u, r, n
- quarantine — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- quarkonium — a meson composed of a quark and an antiquark of the same flavor.
- quarreling — an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
- quartation — the adding of silver to a mixture of gold and silver until the ratio is about one to three, at which point the silver can be removed using nitric acid
- quartering — one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book.
- quaternary — consisting of four.
- quaternate — arranged in or consisting of four parts, as the leaves of certain plants.
- quaternion — a group or set of four persons or things.
- quaternity — a group or set of four.
- quatorzain — a verse of fourteen lines
- queencraft — the art of queenly rule
- queensware — a hard, cream-colored earthenware, perfected c1765 by Wedgwood.
- quercitrin — A glycoside formed from the flavonoid quercetin and the deoxy sugar rhamnose, a constituent of quercitron dye.
- quercitron — an oak, Quercus velutina, of eastern North America, the inner bark of which yields a yellow dye.
- quernstone — Either of a pair of stones used for grinding material by hand.
- quersprung — a jump turn in which a skier lands at right angles to the pole or poles.
- queryingly — in a querying manner
- questioner — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- quickthorn — hawthorn, esp when planted as a hedge
- quinacrine — an alkaloid, C 2 3 H 3 0 ClN 3 O, similar in its properties to pamaquine, used in the treatment of malaria.
- quincewort — Squinancywort.
- quinestrol — a synthetic estrogen, C 2 5 H 3 2 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives.
- quintipara — A female that has borne five offspring.
- quirkiness — having or full of quirks.
- rafinesque — Constantine Samuel, 1783–1840, U.S. naturalist, born in Turkey.
- rainsquall — squall1 (def 1).
- reacquaint — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- reconquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- requesting — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- requestion — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- romanesque — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture prevailing in western or southern Europe from the 9th through the 12th centuries, characterized by heavy masonry construction with narrow openings, features such as the round arch, the groin vault, and the barrel vault, and the introduction or development of the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, and central and western towers for churches.
- rubenesque — of or relating to the painter Peter Paul Rubens or his works, which feature full-figured women.
- sinarquist — a member or advocate of an ultrareactionary, semifascist movement organized in Mexico about 1937.
- squadronal — belonging or relating to a squadron or squadrons
- squanderer — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- square one — a starting point; initial stage or step: If this plan fails, we'll have to go back to square one.
- square tin — a medium-sized loaf having a crusty top, baked in a tin with a square base
- squareness — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- squireling — a landowner of a small estate.
- squirt can — an oilcan with a flexible body that ejects oil when compressed.
- squirt gun — spray gun.
- tarquinius — (Lucius Tarquinius Priscus) died 578 b.c, king of Rome 616–578.
- tourniquet — Medicine/Medical, Surgery. any device for arresting bleeding by forcibly compressing a blood vessel, as a bandage tightened by twisting.
- tranquilly — free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm: a tranquil country place.
- ubiquarian — of or relating to the doctrine, especially as advocated by Luther, that the body of Christ is omnipresent and therefore exists in the Eucharistic bread.
- unacquired — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- underquote — to offer (stocks, merchandise, etc.) at a price lower than the market price or some other quoted price; offer at a price reduced by (a specified amount).
- unfrequent — to stop frequenting
- unliquored — without alcoholic drink, esp spirits; sober