quant suff

adverb

The amount of the last ingredient in a recipe or prescription required to make it up to the required quantity of a mixture.

OriginLatin quantum sufficit →
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Meanings

adverb

alternative q.s.

  1. datedmedicineThe amount of the last ingredient in a recipe or prescription required to make it up to the required quantity of a mixture.

Origin

  1. Latinquantum sufficit“as much as is required”
  2. Englishquant suff

Borrowed from Latin quantum sufficit (“as much as is required”), then clipped to only the first syllable of each word.

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APA

quant suff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quant%20suff

MLA

“quant suff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quant%20suff. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quant suff,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quant%20suff.

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