12-letter words containing t, o, q
- quintillions — Plural form of quintillion.
- quixotically — In a quixotic manner.
- quo warranto — (formerly, in England) a writ calling upon a person to show by what authority he or she claims an office, franchise, or liberty.
- quota system — a system, originally determined by legislation in 1921, of limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year.
- quotableness — the condition or quality of being quotable
- quote-driven — denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by quotations made by market makers or dealers
- request stop — a point on a route at which a bus will stop only if signalled to do so
- royal quarto — a book size, 10 by 121⁄2 inches
- scare quotes — quotation marks placed around a word or phrase to indicate that it should not be taken literally or automatically accepted as true
- smoky quartz — a smoky-yellow to dark brown or black variety of quartz, used as a gem.
- squash court — an enclosed court used in the game of squash
- squattocracy — squatters collectively, regarded as rich and influential
- tag question — Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
- the conquest — the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763
- topaz quartz — citrine (def 2).
- torque meter — a device designed to determine the torque or torsion in a shaft, usually by measuring the twist in a calibrated length of shafting
- ubiquitously — existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
- uncoquettish — not flirtatious
- unquestioned — not open to doubt or question; undisputed: Dante's poetic mastery remains unquestioned.
- unubiquitous — existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
- vision quest — (especially among some North American Indians) the ritual seeking of personal communication with the spirit world through visions that are induced by fasting, prayer, and other measures during a time of isolation: typically undertaken by an adolescent male.
- white liquor — (in making wood pulp for paper) the chemicals used to digest the wood, basically sodium hydroxide and sodium hyposulfite.