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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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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 Joseph Triemens

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

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

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 George William Septimus Piesse

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 A. Mueller

Embrocate well with the rheumatic mixture—sp. tereb., sp. camph., liq. ammon., et tinct. opii—and give gentle exercise. 2d March.—She does improve, although slowly; the charge is therefore postponed.

From The Dog by William Youatt

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