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Dry To Sand: That stage of drying when a paint film can be sanded without the sandpaper sticking or clogging.

Put To Seller: Exercise a put option; require that the option writer to purchase the stock at the strike price.

Putout: In scoring, a fielder is credited with a putout if he receives the ball to put out a baserunner or a hitter.

Q Ratio Or Tobins Q Ratio: Market value of a firm's assets divided by replacement value of the firm's assets. Named after James Tobin of Yale University.

Purgatory: Donald Logan writes: It would be nearly impossible to exaggerate the significance of purgatory in the life of the medieval church, especially in the way that life was lived by individual Chr . . . View Full Definition

Pulpotomy: The removal of a portion of the tooth's pulp.

Pull-Up Torque: The minimum torque developed by an AC motor during the period of acceleration from zero to the speed at which breakdown occurs. For motors which do not have a definite breakdown torque, the . . . View Full Definition

Pulpectomy: Removal of the entire pulp from the canals in the root.

Quadruple Stop: Playing four notes simultaneously on a string instrument.

Qualifying Stock Option: A benefit granted by a corporation that allows employees to purchase shares at a discount price.