Listing A: Terms to Abbreviations | Listing B: Abbreviations to Terms

Listing B: Abbreviations to Terms

Standard Abbreviations, Acronyms, Special Characters, and Symbols in CAS Computer-Readable Files and Publications. Chemical Abstracts Service, 1993. Reproduced for educational purposes with permission from CAS, a Division of the American Chemical Society.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

Full Term: Abbreviation
A: ampere (unit)
Å: angstrom (unit)
abs.: absolute
abstr.: abstract
a.c.: alternating current
ACTH: adrenocorticotropin
addn.: addition
addnl.: additional(ly)
ADP: adenosine 5'-diphosphate
alc.: alcohol(ic)
aliph.: aliphatic
alk.: alkaline (notalkali)
alky.: alkalinity
AMP: adenosine 5'-monophosphate
amt.: amount
amu: atomic mass unit
anal.: analysis, analytical(ly)
anhyd.: anhydrous
AO: atomic orbital
app.: apparatus
approx.: approximate(ly)
approxn.: approximation
APW: augmented planewave
aq.: aqueous
arom.: aromatic
assoc.: associate
assocd.: associated
assocg.: associating
assocn.: association
asym.: asymmetric(al)(ly)
at.: atomic
atm: atmosphere (unit)
atm.: atmospheric
ATP: adenosine 5'-triphosphate
ATPase: adenosine triphosphatase
av.: average
AVE: all valence electron

B

Full Term: Abbreviation
bbl: barrel (unit)
bcc.: body centered cubic
BCS: Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer
BOD: biochemical oxygen demand
b.p.: boiling point
Bq: becquerel (unit)
Btu: British thermal unit
Bu: butyl (normal)
bu: bushel (unit)
uB: Bohrmagneton (unit)

C

Full Term: Abbreviation
C: coulomb (unit)
°C: degree Celsius (centigrade) (unit)
cal: calorie (unit)
calc.: calculate
calcd.: calculated
calcg.: calculating
calcn.: calculation
cAMP: cyclic AMP
c.d.: current density
CD: circular dichroism
CDP: cytidine 5'-diphosphate
CEPA: coupled electron pair approximation
cfm: cubic feet per minute (unit)
cGMP: cyclic GMP
chem.: chemical(ly), chemistry
CI: configuration interaction
Ci: curie (unit)
clin.: clinical(ly)
CM-cellulose: carboxymethyl cellulose
CMP: cytidine 5'-monophosphate
CNDO: complete neglect of differential overlap
CoA: coenzyme A
COD: chemical oxygen demand
coeff.: coefficient
com.: commercial(ly)
compd.: compound
compn.: composition
ConA: concanavalin A
conc.: concentrate
concd.: concentrated
concg.: concentrating
concn.: concentration
cond.: conductivity
const.: constant
contg.: containing
cor.: corrected
CP: chemically pure
CPA: coherent potential approximation
crit.: critical
cryst.: crystalline
crystd.: crystallized
crystg.: crystallizing
crystn.: crystallization
CTP: cytidine 5'-triphosphate
cwt: hundredweight (unit)

D

Full Term: Abbreviation
D: debye unit
d.: density
d.c.: direct current
DEAE-cellulose: dietylaminoethyl cellulose
decomp.: decompose
decompd.: decomposed
decompg.: decomposing
decompn.: decomposition
degrdn.: degradation
deriv.: derivative
det.: determine
detd.: determined
detg.: determining
detn.: determination
diam.: diameter
dil.: dilute
dild.: diluted
dilg.: diluting
diln.: dilution
DIM: diatomics-in-molecules
dissoc.: dissociate
dissocd.: dissociated
dissocg.: dissociating
dissocn.: dissociation
distd.: distilled
distg.: distilling
distn.: distillation
DMF: dimethylformamide
DMSO: dimethyl sulfoxide
DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid
DNase: deoxyribonuclease
d.p.: degree of polymerization
dpm: disintegrations per minute (unit)
DTA: differential thermal analysis

E

Full Term: Abbreviation
ECG: electrocardiogram
ED: effective dose
EDTA: ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EEG: electroencephalogram
EHMO: extended Hueckel molecular orbital
elec.: electric(al)(ly)
ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
emf.: electromotive force
emu: electromagnetic unit
equil.: equilibrium(s)
equiv: equivalent (unit)
equiv.: equivalent
esp.: especially
ESR: electron spin resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance
est.: estimate
estd.: estimated
estg.: estimating
estn.: estimation
esu: electrostatic unit
Et: ethyl
eV: electron volt (unit)
evap.: evaporate
evapd.: evaporated
evapg.: evaporating
evapn.: evaporation
examd.: examined
examg.: examining
examn.: examination
expt.: experiment
exptl.: experimental(ly)
ext.: extract
extd.: extracted
extg.: extracting
extn.: extraction

F

Full Term: Abbreviation
F: farad
°F: degree Fahrenheit (unit)
FAD: flavin adenine dinucleotide
fcc.: face centered cubic
fermn.: fermentation
FMN: flavin mononucleotide
f.p.: freezing point
FSGO: floating spherical Gaussian orbital
FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone
ft: foot (unit)
ft-lb: foot-pound (unit)

G

Full Term: Abbreviation
g: gram (unit)
g: gravitational constant
G: gauss (unit)
gal: gallon (unit)
GDP: guanosine 5'-diphosphate
GeV: billion electron volts (unit)
GMP: guanosine 5'-monophosphate
GTO: Gaussian-type orbital
GTP: guanosine 5'-triphosphate
Gy: gray (absorbed radiation dose) (unit)

H

Full Term: Abbreviation
h: hour (unit)
H: henry (unit)
ha: hectare (unit)
HAM: hydrogenic atoms in molecules
Hb: hemoglobin
hcp.: hexagonal close-packed
HMO: Hueckel molecular orbital
HOMO: highest occupied molecular orbital
Hz: hertz (cycles/sec) (unit)

I

Full Term: Abbreviation
ICSH: interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
ID: inhibitory dose
IDP: inosine 5'-diphosphate
IEHMO: iterative extended Hueckel molecular orbital
IEPA: independent electron pair approximation
Ig: immunoglobulin
i.m.: intramuscular(ly)
IMP: inosine 5'-monophosphate
in.: inch (unit)
INDO: intermediate neglect of differential overlap
i.p.: intraperitoneal(ly)
IR: infrared
irradn.: irradiation
ITP: inosine 5'-triphosphate
IU: international unit
i.v.: intravenous(ly)

J

Full Term: Abbreviation
J: joule (unit)

K

Full Term: Abbreviation
K: kelvin (unit), degree Kelvin

L

Full Term: Abbreviation
L: liter (unit)
lab.: laboratory
lb: pound (unit)
LCAO: linear combination of atomic orbitals
LCFC: linear combination of fragment configuration
LD: lethal dose
LEED: low energy electron diffraction
LH: luteinizing hormone
liq.: liquid
lm: lumen (unit)
LUMO: lowest unoccupied molecular orbital
lx: lux (unit)

M

Full Term: Abbreviation
m: meter (unit)
m: molal (unit)
M: molar (unit)
m.: melts at, melting at
manuf.: manufacture
manufd.: manufactured
manufg.: manufacturing
math.: mathematical(ly)
max.: maximum
MC-SCF: multiconfigurational self-consistent field
Me: methyl (not metal)
mech.: mechanical(ly) (not mechanism)
metab.: metabolism
MHD: magnetohydrodynamics
mi: mile (unit)
MIM: molecules-in-molecules
min: minute (unit)
min.: minimum(s)
misc.: miscellaneous
mixt.: mixture
MNDO: modified neglect of diatomic overlap
mo: month (unit)
MO: molecular orbital
mol: mole (unit)
mol.: molecule, molecular
m.p.: melting point
mph: miles per hour (unit)
mRNA: messenger RNA
MSH: melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Mx: maxwell (unit)

N

Full Term: Abbreviation
NAD: nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADP: nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NDDO: neglect of diatomic differential overlap
neg.: negative(ly)
NMN: nicotinamide mononucleotide
NMR: nuclear magnetic resonance
NNDO: neglect of nonbonded differential overlap
no.: number
NQR: nuclear quadruple resonance

O

Full Term: Abbreviation
obsd.: observed
Oe: oersted (unit)
O: ohm (unit)
ORD: optical rotatory dispersion
org.: organic
oxidn.: oxidation
oz: ounce

P

Full Term: Abbreviation
P: poise (unit)
Pa: pascal (unit)
p.d.: potential difference
Ph: phenyl
phys.: physical(ly)
PMO: perturbational molecular orbital
PNDO: partial neglect of differential overlap
polymd.: polymerized
polymg.: polymerizing
polymn.: polymerization
pos.: positive(ly)
powd.: powdered
ppb: parts per billion (unit)
ppm: parts per million (unit)
PPP: Pariser-Parr-Pople
ppt.: precipitate
pptd.: precipitated
pptg.: precipitating
pptn.: precipitation
Pr: propyl (normal)
prep.: prepare
prepd.: prepared
prepg.: preparing
prepn.: preparation
prodn.: production
psi: pounds per square inch (unit)
psia: pounds per square inch absolute (unit)
psig: pounds per square inch gage (unit)
pt: pint (unit)
purifn.: purification

Q

Full Term: Abbreviation
qt: quart (unit)
qual.: qualitative(ly)
quant.: quantitative(ly)

R

Full Term: Abbreviation
R: roentgen (unit)
redn.: reduction
ref.: reference
rem: roentgen equivalent man (unit)
rep: roentgen equivalent physical (unit)
reprodn.: reproduction
resoln.: resolution
resp.: respective(ly)
RHEED: reflection high energy electron diffraction
RHF: restricted Hartree-Fock
RIA: radioimmunoassay
RNA: ribonucleic acid
RNase: ribonuclease
RPA: random phase approximation
rRNA: ribosomal RNA
rpm: revolutions per minute (unit)
RQ: respiratory quotient

S

Full Term: Abbreviation
s: second (unit)
S: siemens (unit)
sapon.: saponification
sapond.: saponified
sapong.: saponifying
sat.: saturate
satd.: saturated
satg.: saturating
satn.: saturation
s.c.: subcutaneous(ly)
SCE: saturated calomel electrode
SCF: self-consistent field
SEM: scanning electron microscopy
sep.: separate(ly)
sepd.: separated
sepg.: separating
sepn.: separation
sol.: soluble
soln.: solution
soly.: solubility
sp. gr.: specific gravity
sp. vol.: specific volume
sp. wt.: specific weight
sr: steradian (unit)
St: stokes (unit)
std.: standard
STO: Slater-type orbital
sym.: symmetric(al)(ly)

T

Full Term: Abbreviation
T: tesla (unit)
tbs: tablespoon (unit)
TEAE-cellulose: triethylaminoethyl cellulose
tech.: technical(ly)
temp.: temperature
theor.: theoretical(ly)
thermodn.: thermodynamic(s)
THF: tetrahydrofuran
titrn.: titration
tRNA: transfer RNA
TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone
tsp: teaspoon (unit)

U

Full Term: Abbreviation
UDP: uridine 5'-diphosphate
UHF: unrestricted Hartree-Fock
UMP: uridine 5'-monophosphate
UPS: UV photoelectron spectroscopy
USP: United States Pharmacopeia
UTP: uridine 5'-triphosphate
UV: ultraviolet

V

Full Term: Abbreviation
V: volt (unit)
vol.: volume (not volatile)

W

Full Term: Abbreviation
W: watt (unit)
Wb: weber (unit)
wk: week (unit)
wt.: weight

X

Full Term: Abbreviation
XPS: x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Y

Full Term: Abbreviation
yd: yard (unit)
yr: year (unit)

Z

Full Term: Abbreviation
ZDO: zero differential overlap

From CAS Standard Abbreviations and Acronyms.