quat

IPA: kwɑt

(obsolete) A pustule.
(obsolete) An annoying, worthless person.
(chemistry) A quaternary ammonium cation or compound.
Alternative spelling of khat. [A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.]
Alternative form of quat (“quaternary ammonium”) [(obsolete) A pustule.]

Examples of "quat" in Sentences

You've a treat in store for you -- and a mauvais quat 'd'heure!
Lots of Yoda speek which was pretty kewl but why yawl doin yoda when the quat look like Smeagle?
If the quat cocktail were to drop below freezing, it would thicken and need to be dissolved in water .
Ms. Clinton did not quat the last aaccusation, but has used her deceptive responses to support the therory.
For instance virtually every shampoo or conditioner has what you call a quat, which helps hair be soft and manageable.
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.
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.
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".