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14-letter words containing u, r, q

  • quotient group — a group, the elements of which are cosets with respect to a normal subgroup of a given group.
  • radiofrequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
  • re-acquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
  • reacquaintance — a person known to one, but usually not a close friend.
  • relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • required-cobol — A minimal subset of COBOL developed in 1961. It was later dropped entirely.
  • requisitioning — the act of requiring or demanding.
  • requisitionist — a person who requisitions; a person who makes a requisition
  • roentgenopaque — not permitting the passage of x-rays.
  • sequestrectomy — the removal of dead spicules or portions, especially of bone.
  • spring equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
  • square bracket — bracket (def 3).
  • square measure — a system of units for the measurement of surfaces or areas.
  • square oneself — to make amends for damage, a wrong, hurt, etc. done by oneself to another
  • square shooter — an honest, fair person.
  • square-bashing — drill on a barrack square
  • square-dancing — the activity of taking part in a square dance
  • squared circle — a wrestling ring
  • squared splice — square splice.
  • squeak through — to succeed, get through, survive, etc. by a narrow margin or with difficulty
  • string quartet — a musical composition, usually in three or four movements, for four stringed instruments, typically two violins, viola, and cello.
  • terminus a quo — the end from which; beginning; starting point; earliest limiting point.
  • the quaternary — the Quaternary period or rock system, divided into Pleistocene and Holocene (Recent) epochs or series
  • third quartile — (in a frequency distribution) the largest quartile; the 75th percentile; the value of the variable below which three quarters of the elements are located.
  • three-quarters — Three-quarters is an amount that is three out of four equal parts of something.
  • tiger mosquito — a large Asian mosquito, Aedes albopictus, introduced into the southern U.S., that is a vector of dengue and other infectious diseases.
  • torque spanner — a spanner having a torque-limiting mechanism which can be set to a predetermined value
  • trick question — sth asked to mislead or incriminate sb
  • underqualified — having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
  • vernal equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
  • wild liquorice — a North American plant, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, that is related to true liquorice and has similar properties
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