Defn: Valence. [Archaic]
QUANTIVALENT
Quan*tiv"a*lent, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to quantivalence. [Archaic]
QUANTUM Quan"tum, n.; pl. Quanta. Etym: [L., neuter of quantus how great, how much. See Quantity,]
1. Quantity; amount. "Without authenticating . . . the quantum of the charges." Burke.
2. (Math.)
Defn: A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary. W. K. Clifford. Quantum meruit ( Etym: [L., as much as he merited] (Law), a count in an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should deserve. — Quantum sufficit (, or Quantum suff. Etym: [L., as much suffices] (Med.), a sufficient quantity. — Quantum valebat ( Etym: [L., as much at it was worth] (Law), a count in an action to recover of the defendant, for goods sold, as much as they were worth. Blackstone.
QUAP
Quap, v. i.
Defn: To quaver. [Obs.] See Quob.
QUAQUAVERSAL Qua`qua*ver"sal, a. Etym: [L. quaqua wheresoever, whithersoever + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn.]