q.s.
abbreviation
(in prescriptions) as much as is sufficient; enough.
q.s.
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q.s.
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qs
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British
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(in prescriptions) quantum sufficit
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quarter section (of land)
QS
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Etymology
Origin of q.s.
From Latin quantum sufficit
Example Sentences
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It consists of approximately equal parts of glycerin, alcohol and distilled extract of witch hazel, to which is added liquor cresolis compositus, two percent, and coloring matter q.s.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
Mucilage of tragacantha, q.s. to make the whole into a stiff paste.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by George William Septimus Piesse
Very white Sugar, in fine powder, 95 Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth, q.s.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
E-Mili 1st 3 qs wasted but 4th was a vg one.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2013
After the camera pans to the board – which has the words 'shaqattack', 'shaqalici', 'shaquesque' and, yes, 'shaqfu' on it – Shaq is asked: "How do you get so many qs?"
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2012
Diana is closeted in Clarence House, the residence of the Queen Mother, getting a cram course in monarchical ps and qs.
From Time Magazine Archive
He minds not only the ps and qs of acting but the entire alphabet of stagecraft.
From Time Magazine Archive
For instance, there were twenty ss, and only two qs.
From The Adventures of Bobby Orde by Worth Brehm
The agreement is “aimed at advancing the QS battery platform … The joint program includes a multi-year plan focused on solid-state battery development and associated manufacturing processes,” read part of the news release.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The researchers wanted to see whether there was any relationship between universities that scored well on the QS Sustainability Universities Ranking and the municipalities that scored well on the SDGs.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
This year, the college topped the global list of the most cited institutions in dentistry for the second straight year, according to QS World University Rankings.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 6, 2023
Mr. Chubb, meanwhile, hobnobbed with the chief technical officer of QS Motor, a firm in Zhejiang Province that makes motors for electric scooters and e-bikes.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2021
On rabatting the point P comes to a point S on the line P1Q perpendicular to a′c′, so that QS = QP.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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