quant suff
The amount of the last ingredient in a recipe or prescription required to make it up…The amount of the last ingredient in a recipe or prescription required to make it up to the required quantity of a mixture.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)The amount of the last ingredient in a recipe or prescription required to make it up to the required quantity of a mixture.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin quantum sufficit (“as much as is required”), then clipped to only theBorrowed from Latin quantum sufficit (“as much as is required”), then clipped to only the first syllable of each word.
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