Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To quit.
- Quit; free; released.
- noun A pustule or pimple.
- noun Figuratively, a small, shabby, or insignificant person.
- To press down; subdue.
- To oppress; satiate.
- To flatter.
- To squat.
- A dialectal form of
what .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb Prov. Eng. To satiate; to satisfy.
- noun obsolete A pustule.
- noun An annoying, worthless person.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
pustule . - noun chemistry A
quaternary ammonium cation . - verb transitive, obsolete To
satiate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
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Examples
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For instance virtually every shampoo or conditioner has what you call a quat, which helps hair be soft and manageable.
Beauty Game: 2008
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I can find no legitimate references to the use of metallic, inorganic, or organic silver compounds as a sanitizer, disinfectant, or sterilizing agent. quaternary ammonium chloride compounds - Mixtures of compounds such as alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dioctyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, and octyl decyl dimethyl ammonium chloride are very commonly used as surface sanitizer; if you look at your household cleaners that claim disinfecting properties, there's a high percentage chance that you'll find a "quat".
Question ;Microdyne 2004
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You've a treat in store for you -- and a mauvais quat 'd'heure!
In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010
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Ms. Clinton did not quat the last aaccusation, but has used her deceptive responses to support the therory.
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I know there are cruise liners visiting Indian Ocean island states like the Seychelles, so a liner transiting from the Suez Canal down the Red Sea en route to the Seychelles sounds like a very tasty target for Somali pirates hopped up on quat.
Cheeseburger Gothic » Now that’s how you deal with pirates. 2009
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After a series of chemical pit stops, out comes a quaternary ammonium compound, or quat —a positive ion in which the hydrogen is replaced by long-chain organic molecules.
What's Inside 2008
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If the quat cocktail were to drop below freezing, it would thicken and need to be dissolved in water .
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Lots of Yoda speek which was pretty kewl but why yawl doin yoda when the quat look like Smeagle?
Oh. U switch shampoo with Nair - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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After a series of chemical pit stops, out comes a quaternary ammonium compound, or quat —a positive ion in which the hydrogen is replaced by long-chain organic molecules.
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If the quat cocktail were to drop below freezing, it would thicken and need to be dissolved in water .
What's Inside 2008
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