"PQ" meaning in English

See PQ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PQ
  1. (Canadian politics) Initialism of Parti Québécois - a political party of the province of Quebec, Canada Tags: Canadian, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Parti Québécois (extra: a political party of the province of Quebec, Canada) Categories (topical): Canadian politics
    Sense id: en-PQ-en-name-eZWCuHA~ Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 24 20 7 Topics: government, politics
  2. (dated, Canada) Initialism of Province of Quebec- in Canada Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism Alternative form of: Province of Quebec- in Canada Synonyms (province of Quebec): QC, Qc, Qc.
    Sense id: en-PQ-en-name-YdVLlpG~ Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 24 20 7 Disambiguation of 'province of Quebec': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: P.Q., P. Q. Related terms: BQ [politics, government], LPQ [politics, government], ADQ [politics, government], CAQ [politics, government]

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} PQ (uncountable)
  1. (chemistry) Initialism of plastoquinone. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: plastoquinone Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-PQ-en-noun-RJp2lbjL Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 24 20 7 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (electronics) Initialism of picture quality. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: picture quality Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-PQ-en-noun-ykkvsshf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 24 20 7 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. Initialism of power quality. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: power quality
    Sense id: en-PQ-en-noun-ewrwBgcu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: P.Q., P. Q.

Alternative forms

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