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13-letter words containing q

  • indolequinone — (chemistry) Any of a class of molecules based upon an indole but with two additional ketone groups (quinone) attached to the ring structure.
  • inequilateral — not equilateral; having unequal sides.
  • inequivalence — The condition of being inequivalent.
  • inquire after — to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.
  • inquiry agent — a private detective
  • inquisitional — Of or pertaining to an inquisition.
  • inquisitioned — Simple past tense and past participle of inquisition.
  • inquisitively — given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.
  • inquisitorial — of or relating to an inquisitor or inquisition.
  • interquartile — Situated between the first and third quartiles of a distribution.
  • iran-iraq war — the war (1980–88) fought by Iran and Iraq, following the Iraqi invasion of disputed border territory in Iran. It ended indecisively with no important gains on either side: Iraq subsequently (1990) conceded the disputed territory
  • jacquard card — (in a Jacquard loom) one of a series of perforated cards that control the manipulation of the warp threads and determine the intricate pattern woven on the material.
  • jacquard loom — a loom for producing elaborate designs in an intricate weave (Jacquard weave) constructed from a variety of basic weaves.
  • jequitinhonha — a river in E Brazil, flowing from the state of Minas Gerais to the Atlantic Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
  • john q public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
  • latin quarter — the quarter of Paris on the south side of the Seine, especially frequented for centuries by students, writers, and artists.
  • least squares — a method of estimating values from a set of observations by minimizing the sum of the squares of the differences between the observations and the values to be found.
  • light quantum — photon.
  • liquefacients — Plural form of liquefacient.
  • liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
  • liqueur glass — a small glass intended for drinking liqueur from
  • liquid assets — assets in the form of money or easily convertible into money
  • liquid oxygen — a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants.
  • liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
  • liquification — Alternative form of liquefaction.
  • low frequency — any frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz. Abbreviation: LF.
  • magniloquence — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
  • main sequence — a narrow band in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram in which 90 percent of all observed stars are plotted.
  • marble quarry — a quarry where marble is extracted
  • market square — a square in a village, town, etc in which a market is, or was formerly, held
  • marrow squash — any of several squashes having a smooth surface, an oblong shape, and a hard rind.
  • 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
  • musquash root — spotted cowbane.
  • narrow squeak — an escape only just managed
  • 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
  • null sequence — a sequence that has zero as its limit.
  • 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
  • on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
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