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liq.

American  

abbreviation

  1. liquid.

  2. liquor.

  3. (in prescriptions) solution.


liq. British  

abbreviation

  1. liquid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of liq.

From the Latin word liquor

Example Sentences

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This gentleman—Dr. Garde—laid up in bed, quickly furnished the lady with liq. strychniæ, accompanied by the request to his colleagues to inject it freely.

From On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote by Mueller, A.

In order to task the antidote to the utmost, Dr. Parry cut the tight ligature without excising the bitten skin and then injected xv. of liq. st.

From On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote by Mueller, A.

Another formula is, sesqui-carbonate of ammonia, small pieces, 10 ounces; concentrated liq. ammonia, 5 ounces.

From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph

Cured by one injection of m. xv. liq. strychniæ after ammonia had failed.

From On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote by Mueller, A.

The remainder is nearly insoluble in liq. ammoniæ, liq. potassæ, more soluble in nitric acid, and well deserves to be further examined.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

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