12-letter words containing t, o, q
- inequipotent — not equally powerful or potent
- iniquitously — In an iniquitous manner.
- inquartation — (in assaying) the addition of silver to a gold-silver alloy in order to facilitate the parting of the gold by nitric acid.
- inquisitions — Plural form of inquisition.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- liquidations — Plural form of liquidation.
- liquor store — off-licence, shop selling alcohol
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- melliloquent — Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.
- metasequoias — Plural form of metasequoia.
- methaqualone — a nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic substance, C 1 6 H 1 4 N 2 O, used to induce sleep: also widely used as an illicit drug.
- milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- misquotation — the act of misquoting.
- mosquito fly — dragonfly (def 1).
- mosquito net — a screen, curtain, or canopy of net, gauze, or the like, for keeping out mosquitoes.
- mosquitofish — any of several fishes that feed on mosquito larvae, as Gambusia affinis, found in the southeastern U.S., now introduced into other parts of the world for mosquito control.
- mousquetaire — musketeer.
- multiloquent — Talkative.
- multiloquous — Very talkative.
- non sequitur — Logic. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.
- non-equation — the act of equating or making equal; equalization: the symbolic equation of darkness with death.
- on the quiet — If something is done on the quiet, it is done secretly or in such a way that people do not notice it.
- out-quarters — the outlying area of a building or district
- oval kumquat — a spineless shrub or small citrus tree, Fortunella margarita, of China, having oval-shaped, orange-yellow fruit with sweet and acid flesh.
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
- perquisition — an intensive and meticulous examination, pursuit, or hunt for something
- postconquest — of, relating to, or characteristic of a period of time after a conquest, esp with regard to the period after the Norman Conquest
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- quack doctor — an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge or other skills
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- quantisation — Alternative spelling of quantization.
- quantitation — to determine the quantity of, especially with precision.
- quantization — (uncountable, signal processing) The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values.
- quarter note — a note equivalent to one fourth of a whole note; a crotchet.
- quarter tone — an interval equivalent to half of a semitone.
- quarter-hoop — a hoop, especially of steel, fastened around a cask between the bilge and the chime.
- quarter-hour — a period of 15 minutes.
- quartz clock — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
- quattrocento — the 15th century, used in reference to the Italian art and literature of that time.
- queen mother — a queen dowager who is mother of a reigning sovereign.
- question tag — interrogative ending to a sentence
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionings — Plural form of questioning.
- questionless — unquestionable; doubtless: a questionless fact.
- quetzalcoatl — the feathered serpent god of the Aztec and Toltec cultures.
- quieten down — If someone or something quietens down or if you quieten them down, they become less noisy or less active.
- quintana roo — a sparsely populated state in SE Mexico, on the E Yucatán peninsula. 19,435 sq. mi. (50,335 sq. km). Capital: Chetumal.