13-letter words containing t, s, q
- 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).
- musquash root — spotted cowbane.
- non-requisite — required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.
- nonsequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- open question — question: invites long answer
- out of square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- 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.
- pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
- post-conquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- pre-requisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
- pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
- quality press — the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
- quantum state — the condition in which a physical system exists, usually described by a wave function or a set of quantum numbers.
- quarter horse — one of a breed of strong horses developed in the U.S. for short-distance races, usually a quarter of a mile.
- quarter-phase — differing in phase by a quarter of a cycle; two-phase.
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- quartermaster — Military. an officer charged with providing quarters, clothing, fuel, transportation, etc., for a body of troops.
- quarterstaves — Plural form of quarterstaff.
- quartziferous — consisting of or containing quartz: quartziferous rock.
- quasi-crystal — a group of atoms resembling a crystal but not having symmetrical plane faces
- quasi-private — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- quasi-retired — withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession: a retired banker.
- quasi-totally — constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- quasimilitary — Having certain military aspects.
- quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
- quaternionist — a mathematician who works with quaternions
- queen consort — the wife of a ruling king.
- queen's metal — any of several alloys containing antimony and tin and resembling britannia metal
- queen's scout — king's scout.
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- question time — a time set aside in a session during which members of a parliament may question a minister or ministers regarding state affairs.
- questionaries — Plural form of questionary.
- questioningly — In a questioning manner.
- questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
- quick-setting — setting quickly, as a cement, paint, or gelatin.
- quickstepping — Present participle of quickstep.
- quintessences — Plural form of quintessence.
- reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- requisitioner — the act of requiring or demanding.
- saint-quentin — a city in N France, on the Somme: retaken from the Germans 1918.
- sculpturesque — suggesting sculpture: the sculpturesque beauty of her face.
- self-conquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- sequentiality — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
- sesquiplicate — relating to or involving the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of given terms; i.e. the sesquiplicate ratio of given terms is the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of those terms
- sesquiterpene — (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.