"quant suff" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quantum sufficit (“as much as is required”), then clipped to only the first syllable of each word. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|quantum sufficit||as much as is required}} Latin quantum sufficit (“as much as is required”) Head templates: {{head|en|adverb|head=quant suff}} quant suff
  1. (pharmacology, dated) The amount of the last ingredient in a recipe or prescription required to make it up to the required quantity of a mixture. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Pharmacology Synonyms: q.s.
    Sense id: en-quant_suff-en-adv-Xo4TejQB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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