liq.
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liquid.
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liquor.
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(in prescriptions) solution.
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Etymology
Origin of liq.
From the Latin word liquor
Example Sentences
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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.
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.
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 Youatt, William
Linimentum Plumbi Subacetatis.—When liq. plumbi subacet. is mixed with cotton seed oil and allowed to stand for some time the oil assumes a reddish color similar to that of freshly made tincture of myrrh.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 by Various
Ord. quinine gr. viij. daily; liq. ammon. acet. fl. drachms ij. q.q.h.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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