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Q

Q

73 6.3
The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet
  • noun
  • /kjuː/
: Q
  • SO, UM, DO YOU KNOW WHO Q IS ASKING TO THE SPRING DANCE?

What's the small change in F of Q if you shift Q?

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Examples

  • He looked like an old q-tip, this guy.

  • About a q uarter after nine

  • First of all, the letter Q, what are, where does that come from?

  • Something beginning with a "q".

  • No, you've already had your fair share, q.

  • So, while we're measuring adhesive tape and counting q-tips, who's gonna take care of the patients?

  • The letter Q is often used to represent a question in mathematics.

  • In the English alphabet, Q is the seventeenth letter following P and before R.

  • He highlighted the letter Q on the board as an important variable.

Compounds

Q fever
  • Specialized
1 6.0

An infection from a germ carried by farm animals that causes fever, chills and headache

coenzyme Q
  • Specialized
1 6.2

A molecule in cells that helps make energy by transferring electrons

8.4

A prescription pill women use to prevent pregnancy that contains the hormone norethindrone

Surface Forms

Q singular
Qs plural

Etymology

Q is the seventeenth letter of the alphabet. A helpful way to remember Q is its shape — an O with a small 'tail' — and the fact it almost always comes before u, as in queen or question, so you often see it at the start of those words.