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QP

1 American  
Chess.
  1. queen's pawn.


q.p. 2 American  
Or q. pl.

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) as much as you please.


QP British  

symbol

  1. queen's pawn

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Etymology

Origin of q.p.

From Latin quantum placet

Example Sentences

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The manufacturing licences of QP Pharmachem Ltd and two other companies, whose products were linked to the child deaths - Maiden Pharmaceuticals and Marion Biotech Pvt.

From Reuters

The manufacturer, QP Pharmachem, told Reuters earlier this year that its own tests had found no issues.

From Reuters

The WHO said that the tested samples of Guaifenesin TG syrup, made by Punjab-based QP Pharmachem Ltd, showed "unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol".

From BBC

Sudhir Pathak, managing director of QP Pharmachem, told the BBC that the company had exported the batch of 18,346 bottles to Cambodia after getting all due regulatory permissions.

From BBC

"I don't think QP need the IOCs expertise in the upstream or midstream construction of the project but they will be glad to see someone take some LNG volumes off their hands," a senior source in one of the bidding companies said.

From Reuters