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Q

Activation Energy [Symbol] (UWER)

Activation Enthalpy [Symbol] (UWER)

Alveolar Perfusion [Medicine] (EDAA)

Arc Length of Wormgear Tooth Measured along Root [Symbol] (UWER)

Atomic Shell of 98 Electrons per Shell (BARN)

Blood Volume (DAVI)

Calibrated Leak Flow [Symbol] (UWER)

Cardiac Output (DAVI)

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad [Also known as Burlington Route] [Slang]

Clerical Perception [On General Aptitude Test Battery] (DAVI)

Codex Marchalianus (BJA)

Coefficient of Association [Statistics]

Coenzyme Q [Ubiquinone] [Also, CoQ, U, UQ] [Biochemistry]

Combination of Purpose [JETDS nomenclature]

Concentration in a Supersaturated Solution [Symbol] (UWER)

Coulomb [Unit of quality] [Electronics] (WDAA)

Cubic Lipid Phase [Biochemistry] (QSUL)

Demagnetization Energy [Symbol] (UWER)

Discharge Coronal Quantity (UWER)

Discharge of Fluid (UWER)

Drone [Designation for all US military aircraft]

Dynamic Pressure [NASA]

Electrical Charge (WDAA)

electric quadruple moment of atomic nucleus (SAUS)

Electrocardiographic Wave (STED)

Energy Factor (UWER)

Exposure Index (UWER)

Extinction Efficiency (UWER)

Fairchild (SAUS)

Flow Rate (UWER)

Glutamine [One-letter symbol; see Gln]

Heat [or q] [Symbol] [IUPAC]

Heat Flow (UWER)

Heat of Adsorption (UWER)

Integrated Intensity [Symbol] (UWER)

Interference Factor of Bevel Gears (UWER)

Ion Dose (UWER)

Kuwait [IYRU nationality code] (IYR)

Luminous Energy (DIPS)

Magneto-Optical Coupling Constant [Symbol] (UWER)

Magnification Factor (UWER)

Maximum Tire Speed of 99 mph [Rating symbol] (UWER)

Merit of a Coil or Capacitor [Electronics]

Molecular Partition Function (UWER)

Moment of Area (BARN)

Neutron Momentum Transfer (UWER)

Number of Pieces Produced [Symbol] (UWER)

One Billion [British thermal units] (GNE)

On The [Telegraphy] (PCTE)

Output [Business term]

Partition Function, System [Symbol] [IUPAC]

Perfusion [Cardiology] (DAVI)

Perihelion Distance [Astronomy] (BARN)

Pitch Rate [Angular Rate] (NAKS)

Polaris Correction [Missiles]

Precision of Earthquake Location (UWER)

Promotional Fare [Also, K, L, V] [Airline fare code]

Proportion Not in a Specific Class

Qarar (BARN)

Qatar (MILB)

Q Band (IDOE)

Qere (BJA)

Q-Factor (DEN)

Q Output (IDOE)

Q-Shell of Electron [Symbol] (UWER)

Quaalude [or Methaqualone] [A trademark] [Pharmacology] (DAVI)

Quad (IAA)

Quadragesms [Year Books of Edward III] [A publication] (ILCA)

Quadrans [A Farthing] [Monetary unit] [British]

Quadrature

Quadriceps [Anatomy]

Quadrillion (AD)

Quadrillion BTU's [Also known as "quads"]

Quadruple

Quadruple Expansion Engine

Quaere [Inquire] [Latin]

Quai [Embankment] [French] (AD)

Quaker Line (AD)

Qualifier [Linguistics]

Quality (IAA)

Quality Factor

Quantitative Test (DIPS)

Quantity

Quantity of Electric Charge (IAA)

Quantity of Electricity [Symbol] [IUPAC]

Quantity of Heat (STED)

Quaque [Each or Every] [Latin]

Quarantine (AD)

Quark [Physics]

Quart

Quarter

Quarterback [Football]

Quartering [Military] [British]

Quarterly

Quartermaster [Military]

Quarternary [Geology]

Quarters [Officer's rating] [British Royal Navy]

Quarter Word Designator [Computer science]

Quartile

Quartile Variation [Symbol] (AD)

Quarto [Book from 25 to 30 centimeters in height]

Quarto Edition [Shakespearean work]

Quartoquadrillion (WDAA)

Quartz [CIPW classification] [Geology]

Quasi [Almost, As It Were] [Latin]

Quatrefage's Angle [Parietal Angle] (DAVI)

Quebec [Phonetic alphabet] [International] (DSUE)

Queen [Phonetic alphabet] [Pre-World War II] [World War II] (DSUE)

Queen [Chess]

Queenie [Phonetic alphabet] [Royal Navy] [World War I] (DSUE)

Queensland [Fever] [Medicine] (BABM)

Queensland Fever [Medicine] (DAVI)

Queensway [Furniture store chain] [British]

Quench (IAA)

Quenching (SAUS)

Quercetin [Botany]

Querwellen [of transverse seismic waves] (BARN)

Query

Query Fever [Medicine] (DAVI)

Query Language [1975] (CSR)

Question

Questionnaire

Quetzal [Monetary unit] [Guatemala]

Queue

Queued (SAUS)

Quezal (SAUS)

Quick

Quick [Flashing] Light [Navigation signal]

Quiescent [Cytology]

Quiescit [He Rests] [Latin]

Quiller-Couch [Sir Arthur, 1863-1944, English man of letters] [Letter used as pen name]

Quiller Press [Publisher] [British]

Quilting

Quinacrine [Fluorescent method] [Chromosome stain]

Quinhydrone (UWER)

Quinidine [Pharmacology] (DAVI)

Quinoid (UWER)

Quinol (UWER)

Quinone [An oxidizing agent] [Chemistry] (DAVI)

Quint [Energy unit] (FFDE)

Quintal [Unit of weight]

Quintar [Monetary unit] [Albania]

Quintillion (UWER)

Quintus [Fifth] [Latin]

Quinuclidine (UWER)

Quire [Measure of paper]

Quisque [Each, Every] [Pharmacy]

Quit (SAUS)

Quito [Ecuador] (UWER)

Qumran (BJA)

Quorum (DLA)

Quotient (ADA)

Qwest Communications Intl. [NYSE symbol] (SPSG)

Radiant Energy [Symbol] [IUPAC]

Rate of Blood Flow [Medicine] (EDAA)

Rate of Stock Removal in Grinding (UWER)

Reaction Energy (STED)

Reaction Quotient (UWER)

Reaction Rate (UWER)

Reactive Power (STED)

Receivership [or Bankruptcy] [Designation used with NYSE symbols] (SPSG)

Resonance (UWER)

Respiratory Quotient [Also, RQ] [Physiology]

Rotation [Crystallography] (UWER)

San Quentin [Prison]

San Quentin Prison (AD)

Scattering Factor (UWER)

Scattering Vector (UWER)

Semi-Interquartile Range or Quartile Deviation [Statistics]

Sonar [JETDS nomenclature]

Special Purpose [JETDS nomenclature]

Squalls [Meteorology] (BARN)

Stagnation Pressure (WDAA)

Storage Factor (UWER)

Target and Drone Aircraft [Air Force] (UWER)

Thermoelectric Power [Physics] (BARN)

Total-Water Mixing Ratio (UWER)

Transistor [Semiconductor symbol] (UWER)

Ubiquinone [Biochemistry] (QSUL)

Value of a Physical Quantity (UWER)

Volume Rate [Heat transmission symbol]

Wave Vector (UWER)

Weight [Symbol] (UWER)

q

Complementary Probability (UWER)

Coordinate of the Imaginary Axis (UWER)

Depolarization Factor (UWER)

Diffusional Cross-Section of Dislocation [Materials science] (UWER)

Discharge Velocity of Water through Soil or Rock (UWER)

Electrical Quantity (IDOE)

electric charge (SAUS)

Every [Therapy term] (CTAA)

Fatigue Notch Sensitivity [Value] (UWER)

Frequency of the Rarer Allele of a Pair [Genetics] (DAVI)

Heat Transfer Rate (UWER)

Index of Sensitivity [Used in stress concentration calculations] (UWER)

Ionic Charge (UWER)

Load per Unit Distance (UWER)

Moisture (UWER)

Notch Sensitivity (UWER)

Number of Valence Electrons per Atom (UWER)

Partition Function, Particle [Symbol] [IUPAC]

Probability (UWER)

Quality Factor (AD)

Quality of Output [Economics]

[Value of] Quantum (IDOE)

Quaque [Each] [Latin] (AD)

Quart (AD)

Quarter (WDMC)

Quarterly (ODBW)

Quartile (AD)

Quarto (AD)

Queer (AD)

Quench (AD)

Query (ODBW)

Question (AD)

Questioned [Soundness of decision or reasoning in cited case questioned] [Used in Shepard's Citations] [Legal term] (DLA)

Quick (AD)

Quintal (AD)

Quire (AD)

Radiation (UWER)

Ratio Factor of Gears (UWER)

Safety Factor of Fusion Reactor (UWER)

Scattering Vector (UWER)

Specific Humidity (UWER)

Specific Mass Metabolic Rate [Microbiology] (QSUL)

Throughput (UWER)

Water Vapor Mixing Ratio (UWER)

Wavenumber (UWER)

Wave Vector (UWER)

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