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A = Atom

AA = Acetic Acid

AA = Amino Acid

AA = Atomic Absorption spectroscopy

AACC = American Association for Clinical Chemistry

AADC = Amino Acid DeCarboxylase

AADC = Aromatic L-Amino acid DeCarboxylase

AAS = Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

AB = Acid Base

AB = Acid Bath

ABACATE = Airborne Biodiversity Assessment of Coastal and Terrestrial Ecosystems

ABC = Atomic, Biological, Chemical

ABCC = Advanced Biomedical Computing Center

ABCC = American Board of Clinical Chemistry

ABS = Absorb

ABS = Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene

ABV = Alcohol By Volume

ABW = Alcohol By Weight

Ac = Actinium

AC = Alternating Current

AC = Aromatic Carbon

ACC = American Chemical Council

ACE = Acetate

ACE = Aerosol/Cloud/Ecosystems

ACE = Arctic Collaborative Environment

ACRIMSAT = Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite

ACS = American Chemical Society

ADC = Analog-to-Digital Converter

ADH = Antidiuretic Hormone

ADM = Atmospheric Dynamics Mission

ADP = Adenosine DiPhosphate

AE = Acid Equivalent

AE = Activation Energy

AE = Atomic Emission

AERONET = Aerosol Robotic Network

AFS = Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy

Ag = Silver

AH = Aryl Hydrocarbon

AHA = Alpha Hydroxy Acid

AID = Aircraft Instrument Demonstration

AIRS = Atmospheric Infrared Sounder

Al = Aluminum

Aladin = Atmospheric Laser Doppler-Lidar Instrument

ALDH = ALdehyde DeHydrogenase

ALICE = A Large Ion Collider Experiment

ALT = Altimeter

Am = Americium

AM = Atomic Mass

AMP = Adenosine MonoPhosphate

AMSR-E = Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS

AMU = Atomic Mass Unit

AN = Ammonium Nitrate

ANSI = American National Standards Institute

AO = Aldehyde Oxidase

AO = Aqueous Oxygen

API = Aromatic PolyImide

APS = Advanced Polarimetry Sensor

APSP = Analog Pulse Shape Processor

APV = Amplifier Chip Series

APVMUX = APV Multiplexer

AR = Analytical Reagent

Ar = Argon

ARCTAS = Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites

ARRA = American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

ART = Astronomical Rontgen Telescope

AS = Ammonium Sulfate

As = Arsenic

ASA = AcetylSalicylic Acid

ASCENDS = Active Sensing of CO2 Emissions over Nights, Days, and Seasons

ASIC = Application Specific Integrated Circuit

ASP = ASParate

ASTER = Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer

AT NO = Atomic Number

AT = Adenine and Thymine

AT = Alkaline Transition

At = Astatine

ATLAS = A Toroidal LHC Apparatus

ATMS = Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder

ATP = Adenosine TriPhosphate

ATP = Ambient Temperature Pressure

Au = Gold

AVIRIS = Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer

AW = Atomic Weight

AWACS = Airborne Warning and Control System

AXP = Anomalous X-ray Pulsar

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B = Boron

Ba = Barium

BA = Benzyl Alcohol

BA = Bonding Activity

BA = Butyl Acetate

BAP = Benzyl Amino Purine

BASIC = Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

BATSE = Burst and Transient Source Experiment

BC = Bond Centered

BC = Boron Carbide

BCAA = Branched Chain Amino Acid

BCC = Body Centered Cubic

BCF = Black Carbon Fiber

BCG = Bacillus Calmette-Guerin

BD = Black Diamond

Be = Beryllium

BE = Bond Energy

BeV = Billion Electron Volt

BFR = Brominated Flame Retardants

Bh = Bohrium

BHA = Butylated Hydroxy Acid

BHA = Butylated HydroxyAnisole

BHD = Benzene Hydrogen Donor

BHT = Butylated Hydroxy Toluene

Bi = Bismuth

Bk = Berkelium

BLEVE = Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion

BM = Base Metal

BMDL = Below Method Detection Limits

BNL = Brookhaven National Laboratory

BOD = Biological Organic Deposit

BOV = Blow Off Valve

BP = Benzoyl Peroxide

BP = Boiling Point

BPO = Benzoyl PerOxide

Br = Bromine

BTA = BuTylated hydroxyAnisole

BTEX = Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylene

BTTN = ButaneTriol TriNitrate

BTU = British Thermal Unit

BTX = Benzene, Toluene, Xylene

BWR = Boiling Water Reactor

BX = Bunch Crossing

Bz = Benzoyl functional group

BZP = BenZylPiperazine

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C = Carbon

C = Celsius

C = Coulomb

C = Cytosine

Ca = Calcium

CA = Cytric Acid

CAB = Cation-Anion Balance

CADS = Chemical Agent Detection System

CALIPSO = Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations

CAR = Cloud Absorption Radiometer

CAR = Commercial And Residential

CAS = Chemical Abstracts Service

CASIE = Characterization of Arctic Sea Ice Experiment

CAW = Catalyst Altered Water

CB = Conduction Band

CBA = Cytometric Bead Array

CBR = Chemical, Biological, Radiological

CBRE = Chemical, Biological, Radiological Element

CBRN = Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear

CC-VEX = Calipso and CloudSat Validation Experiment

CC = Cubic Centimeter

CCBA = Chemical Coordinate Bonding and Adsorption

CCL = Contaminant Candidate List

CCS = Carbon Capture Storage

CCTV = Closed-Circuit Television

CCU = Communications and Control Unit

Cd = Cadmium

CDA = Clean Dry Air

cDNA = complementary DNA

CDR = Chemical Distribution Room

CDSL = Chemical Data Summary List

CDU = Chemical Dispensing Unit

Ce = Cerium

CE = Chemical Engineering

CEP = Chemical Engineering Process

CERES = Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System

CERN = European Laboratory for Particle Physics

Cf = Californium

CF = Carbon Fiber

CF = Ceramic Fiber

CFA = Cetylated Fatty Acid

CFC = Chloro Fluoro Carbon

CFC = Chlorofluorocarbon

CFRP = Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic

cg = centigram

CGS = Centimeter, Gram, Second

CHC = Chlorinated HydroCarbon

Chem = Chemistry

CHM = Chemistry

CHO = Carbohydrate

Ci = Curie

CIESEN = Center from International Earth Science Information Network

CLARREO = Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory

CLASIC = Cloud and Land Surface Interaction Campaign

CLASP-2 = Chromospheric Layer Spectropolarimeter-2

CLASP = Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha SpectroPolarimeter

CLC = Cross Linked Cellulose

CLPXII = Cold Land Processes Field Experiment II

cm = centimeter

Cm = Curium

CMC = Common Mode Correction

CMIS = Conical Microwave Imager/Sounder

CML = Chemical Markup Language

CMOS = Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

CMS = Compact Muon Solenoid

CN = Coordination Number

CN = Cyanide

CNG = Compressed Natural Gas

CNO = Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen

CNP = Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase

CNS = Central Nervous System

CNT = Carbon NanoTube

CO = Carbon monoxide

Co = Cobalt

CONAE = Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales

COSMIC = Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate

CP = Charge-Parity

CP = Chemically Pure

CP = Cratine Phosphate

CPA = CoPolymer Alloy

CPE = Chemical Potential Energy

Cr = Chromium

CR = Corrosion Resistant

CRAP = Crude Reagent And Products

CRC = Chemical Rubber Company

CREST = Coupled Routing and Excess Storage

CrIS = Cross-track Infrared Sounder

cRNA = complementary RNA

CRO = Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope

CRT = Cathode Ray Tube

Cs = Cesium

CSAC = Chemical Safety Analysis and Control

CSAD = Cysteine Sulfinic Acid Decarboxylase

CSC = Cathode Strip Chambers

CSPAR = Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research

CSTR = Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor

CTM = Chemistry and Transport Model

Cu = Copper

CVCS = Chemical Volume Control System

CW = Chemical Warfare

CWA = Chemical Warfare Agent

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D2O = Deuterium Oxide or Heavy Water

d = day

D = Deuterium

D = Dilute

DAB = Diaminobenzidine

DAC = Digital-to-analog converter

DAP = DiAmmonium Phosphate

DAQ = Data Acquisition

dB = decibel

DB = Double Bond

Db = Dubnium

DC = Direct Current

DCU = Detector Control Unit

DDT = Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane

DE = Dissociation Energy

DEC = Direct Evaporative Cooling

DEG = Degree

DEG = DiEthylene Glycol

DELPHI = Detector with Lepton, Photon and Hadron Identification

DESDynI = Deformation, Ecosystem Structure, and Dynamics of Ice

DFS = Dual-frequency Scatterometer

DGA = Dissolved Gas Analysis

DHA = DocosaHexanoic Acid

DHMO = Dihydrogen Monoxide

DHY = Dehydrate

DI = Diffusion Index

DIAPHOX = Diamino Phosphine Oxide

DIN = Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen

DIP = Dissolved Inorganic Phosphate

DIW = De-Ionized Water

DLC = Dry Liquid Concentrate

DLL = Delay-Locked Loop

DLR = German Aerospace Center

DLS = Dynamic Light Scattering

DM = Dipole Moment

DM = Dry Matter

DMAE = Dimethyl Amino Ethanol

DMAP = Dimethyl Amino Pyridine

DMBP = Dimethyl Benzo Phenone

DME = DiMethyl Ether

DMG = DiMethyl Glycine

DMHg = DiMethyl mercury

DMK = DiMethyl Ketone

DMSO = DiMethyl SulfOxide

DMSP = Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

DMT = Dimethyltryptamine

DNA = DeoxyriboNucleic Acid

DOC = Dissolved Organic Compounds

DoD = Department of Defense

DP = Differntial Pressure

DP = Dry Process

DPM = Dual Port Memory

DPM = Dynamic Proton Model

DPR = Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar

DQS = Discrete Quantum State

DRR = Double Replacement Reaction

DSCOVR = Deep Space Climate Observatory

DT = Drift Tube Chambers

DU = Depleted Uranium

DWSS = Defense Weather Satellite System

Dy = Dysprosium

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e = electron

E = Energy

EA = Epoxy Adhedsive

EA = Ethyl Acetate

EAA = Ethylene Acrylic Acid

EAM = Embedded Atom Method

EAS = Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

EB = Electrode Barrier

EBSD = Electron BackScatter Diffraction

EBT = Eriochrome Black T indicator

EC = Electron Capture

EC = Ethyl Carbonate

ECAL = Electromagnetic Calorimeter

ECD = Electron Capture Detector

ECH = Enoyl-CoA Hydratease

ECMWF = European Centre from Medium Range Weather Forecasts

EDI = Electrical De-Ionization

EDP = Ethylene Diamine Pyrocatehol

EDT = 1,2-Ethane DiThiol

EDTA = Ethylene-Diamine-Tetra-Acetic acid

EDU = Engineering Development Unit

EE = Ether Extract

EEC = Equilibrium Equivalent Concentration

EEC = Evaporation Emission Control

EEEI = Effective Electron-Electron Interaction

EELV = Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle

EER = Equilibrium Exchange Rate

EET = Excitation Energy Transfer

EG = Ethylene Glycol

EGE = Ethylene Glycol Ether

EGO = Exhaust Gas Oxygen

EGR = Entropy Gradient Reversal

EGTA = Ethylene Glycol Tetraacetic Acid

EHF = Extremely High Frequencey

EIC = Electromagnetically-Induced Chirality

ELF = Extremely Low Frequency

EM = ElectroMagnetic

EM = Elevated Moisture

EMA = Ethylene Methacrylic Acid

EMF = ElectroMotive Force

EN = Ethylene Naphthalate

EO-1 = Earth Observing Mission-1

EOF = ElectroOsmotic Flow

EOS = Earth Observing System

EOSDIS = Earth Observing System Data and Information System

EP = Ethylene Polypropylene

EPA = Environmental Protection Agency

EPD = End Point Dilution

EPDM = Ethyl Propyl Diene Monomer

EPH = Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons

EPI = EPInephrine

Eq = Equivalent

Er = Erbium

ERB = Earth Radiation Budget

ERBS = Earth Radiation Budget Sensor

ERW = Electrolyzed Reduced Water

Es = Einsteinium

ES = Excited State

ESA = European Space Agency

ESAS = Earth Science and Applications from Space

ESD = Earth Science Division

ESE = Earth Science Enterprise

ESPO = Earth Science Program Office

ESTO = Earth Science Technology Office

ETOH = EThyl Alcohol

Eu = Europium

EUMETSAT = European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

EV = Earth Venture

EV = Exceptional Vacuum

EVA = Ethylene Vinyl Acetate

EVOH = Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol

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f = femto

F = Fluorine

FA = Fully Amorphous

FA = Furnace Annealing

FAC = Free Available Chlorine

FAD = Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide

FADE = Fast Atomic Density Evaluation

FAN = Free Amino Nitrogen

FAS = Fluorescence Actin Staining

FAS = Folic Acid Synthesis

FBC = Fesser, Bishop and Campbell model

FBD = Free Body Diagram

FBR = Fast Breeder Reactor

FBTR = Fast Breeder Test Reactor

FC = Face Cell

FC = Face Centered

FC = Fragment Crystallization

FCC = Face Centered Cubic

FCC = Fluid Catalytic Cracking

FCC = Food Chemical Codex

FCCU = Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit

FCHC = Face Centered Hyper-Cubic

FCS = Fellow of the Chemical Society

FCS = Fire Control System

FCS = Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy

FE = Ferredoxin

Fe = Iron

FEC = Front-End Controller

FET = Field Effect Transistor

FGC = Flue Gas Conditioning

FIFO = First In First Out

FIGD = Flow Injection/Gas Diffusion

FIGE = Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis

FIPS = Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer

Fm = Fermium

FNMOC = U.S. Navy's Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center

FOS = FructoOligoSaccharide

FOXFET = Field Oxide Field Effect Transistor

FOXSI = Focusing X-ray Solar Imager

FP = Freezing Point

FPD = Freezing Point Depression

FPGA = Field Programmable Gate Array

FPLC = Fast Performance Liquid Chromatography

Fr = Francium

FRAP = Fluorine-Resistant Acid Phosphatase

FRS = Fellow of the Royal Society

FS = Free State

FSA = Formamidine Sulphinic Acid

FW = Formula Weight

FWHM = Full Width at Half Maximum

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G = Gauss

G = Gibbs Free Energy

G = Giga

G = Glycine

G = Guanosine

Ga = Gallium

Ga = Gauge

GABA = Gamma-AminoButyric Acid

GACM = Global Atmospheric Composition Mission

GAD = Glutamate Decarboxylase

GAG = Glycosaminoglycan

GBB = Gas Blow Back

GBM = Gamma-ray Burst Monitor

GC = Geiger Counter

GCC = Global Carbon Cycle

GCC = Global Climate Change

GCC = Glucocorticoid

GCC = Guanylyl Cyclase C

GCMS = Gas Chromatographic Mass Spectrometer

GCOM-C = Global Change Observation Mission-Climate

GCOM-W = Global Change Observation Mission-Water

Gd = Gadolinium

GDP = Guanosine DiPhosphate

GE = Genetic Engineering

Ge = Germanium

GE = Group Element

Gel = Gelatin

GEM = Genetically Engineered Microorganism

GEO-CAPE = Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events

GEP = Good Engineering Practice

GER = Gains Electrons Reduction

GFM = Gram Formula Mass

GFW = Gram Formula Weight

GHB = Gamma-Hydroxy Butyrate

GI = Galvanized Iron

GI = Glycemic Index

GIFTS = Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transfer System

GLA = GaLactosidase Alpha

GLA = Gamma-caroxyglutamic Acid

GLA = Gamma-Linolenic Acid

GLAST = Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope

GLC = Gas Liquid Chromatography

Glc = Glucose

GLEAM = Great Lakes Environmental Assessment and Mapping

Glk = Glucokinase

GLM = Geostationary Lightning Mapper

GloPac = Global Hawk Pacific

GM = Geiger-Mueller tube

GMAO = Global Modeling and Assimilation Office

GMAO = Global Modeling and Assimilation Office

GMI = GPM Microwave Imager

GMM = Gram Molecular Mass

GMS = Geostationary Meteorological Satellite

GNSS = Global Navigation Satellite System

GODAE = Global Ocean Data Assimilation Office

GOES-R = Geostationary Orbit Environmental Satellite-R Series

GOES = Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite

GOSAT = Greenhouse Gas Observing Satellite

GP = Gas Phase

GP = Glycerate 3-Phosphate

GP = GlycoProtein

GPC = Gel Permeation Chromatography

GPM = Global Precipitation Measurement

GPS = Global Positioning System

GPSRO = Global Positioning System Radio Occultation

GRACE-FO = Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-Follow On

GRACE-II = Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-II

GRACE = Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment

GRIP = Genesis and Rapid Intensification Process

GS = Guanosine Synthetase

GT = Greater Than

GTL = Gas To Liquid

GTN = Glyceryl TriNitrate

GUI = Graphical User Interface

GWE = Global Weather Experiment

Gy = Gray

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h = convection heat transfer coefficient

H = Hydrogen

h = Planck’s constant

Ha = Hahnium

HA = Hemagglutinin

HAA = HaloAcetic Acid

HAc = Acetaldehyde

HAc = Acetic Acid

HACCP = Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points

HAP = Hazardous Air Pollutant

HAS = Helium Atom Scattering

HAS = HyAluronan Synthase

HAT = Hypoxanthine, Aminopterin, Thymidine

HAZMAT = Hazardous Materials

Hb = Hemoglobin

HB = Hydrogen Bonded

HBC = Hemoglobin C

HBCD = HexaBromoCycloDodecane

HBD = Hydrogen Bond Donor

HC = HydroCarbon

HCA = HydroxyCarbonate Apatite

HCA = HydroxyCitric Acid

HCAL = Hadron Calorimeter

HCB = HexaChloroBenzene

HCFC = HydroChloroFluoroCarbon

HDA = High Density Amorphous ice

HDA = HydroxyDecanoic Acid

HDI = Hexamethylene DiIsocyanate

HE = Hektoen Enteric agar

He = Helium

HE = High Explosive

HEA = Hektoen Enteric Agar

HEK = HEKtoen enteric agar

HEL = High Energy Laser

HEMA = HydroxyEthylMethAcrylate

HEP = Half Equivalence Point

HEPA = High-Efficiency Particulate Air

HEPH = Heavy Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons

HEPHY = Institute of High Energy Physics

HERO = High Energy Replicated Optics

HES = Hyperspectral Environmental Suite

HEU = Highly Enriched Uranium

HEX = Hydrometeorological Experiment

Hf = Halfnium

HF = Hartree-Fock Method

HF = Heat Flux

HF = High Frequency

HF = Hydrogen Fuel

HFA = HydroFluoroAlkane

HFB = HexaFluoroBenzene

HFC = HydroFluoroCarbon

HFLL = Half-Filled Landau Level

HFP = HexaFluoroPropylene

Hg = Mercury

Hgb = Hemoglobin

HHV = High Heating Value

Hi-C = High-Resolution Coronal Imager

HIC = Household And Industrial Chemical

HICO = Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean

HIRAD = Hurricane Imaging Radiometer

HL = Half-Life

HL = Hydrogen Line

HLA = HyaLuronic Acid

HLB = Helium Light Band

HMF = HydroxyMethyl Furfural

HMW = High Molecular Weight

Ho = Holmium

HO = Hydroxyl radical

HOAc = Acetic Acid

HOMO = Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital

HOQS = Highest Occupied Quantum State

HP = High Pressure

hp = horse power

HPHT = High Pressure/High Temperature

HPLC = High Pressure Liquid Chromatography

HPPT = High Pressure Phase Transformation

HPSV = High Pressure Sodium Vapor

Hr = Hour

HRA = Health Risk Assessment

HRD = Hurricane Research Division

Hs = Hassium

HS = Hidden States

HSAB = Hard and Soft Acids and Bases

HST = Hubble Space Telescope

HSV = High Shear Viscosity

HT = Heat Transport

HT = Heat Treated

HT = High Temperature

HTC = Heat Transfer Coefficient

HTGR = High Temperature Gas Reactor

HTH = High Test Hypochlorite

HTS = High Temperature Superconductor

HTST = Hight Temperature/Short Time

HV = High Viscosity

HV = High Voltage

HVLP = High Volume/Low Pressure

HY = High Yield

HyspIRI = Hyperspectral Infrared Imager

Hz = Hertz

HZT = HydroChloroThiazide

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I = electrical current

I = Iodine

I = Isoleucine

IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency

IAQ = Indoor Air Quality

IASI = Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer

IB = Ion Balance

IC = Ice Crystals

IC = Imperial College

IC = Integrated Circuit

ICE = Initial, Change, Equilibrium

ICE = Internal Combustion Engine

ICECAP = Investigating the Crysopheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate

ICESat-2 = Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite

ICP = Inductively Coupled Plasma

ICSC = International Chemical Safety Card

ICSD = Inorganic Crystal Structure Database

ICSU = International Council of Scientific Unions

ICU = Intensive Care Unit

IDC = Interplanetary Dust Cloud

IE = Inert Electrolyte

IE = Ionization Energy

IEA = International Energy Agency

IG = Inert Gas

iHOP = information Hyperlinked Over Proteins

IK = Inverse Kinematics

IMBR = Immersed Membrane BioReactor

IMF = InterMolecular Force

IMP = Institute of Material Physics

IMS = Industrial Methylated Spirit

In = Indium

InChI = International Chemical Identifier

INTEGRAL = International Gamma-ray Astrophysics Laboratory

INTEX-B = Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment Phase B

IOC = InOrganic Contaminant

IOCB = Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry

IOCM = International Organic Chemistry Meeting

IPA = IsoPropyl Alcohol

IPN = Interplanetary Network

IPO = Integrated Program Office

IQ = Iron Quality

IR = Incident Report

IR = InfraRed

IR = Ionizing Radiation

Ir = Iridium

IRM = Interference Reflection Microscopy

IS = Interstellar

ISCCP = International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

ISI = In-Situ Interfermometer

ISI = Initial State Interaction

ISM = Industrial, Scientific, or Medical

ISM = Interstellar Medium

ISS = International Space Station

IUPAC = International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

IXPE = Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

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J = Joule

JAC = Journal of Analytical Chemistry

JASD = Joint Agency Satellite Division

JAW = Just Add Water

JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

JBC = Journal of Biological Chemistry

JCG = Journal of Crystal Growth

JCS = Journal of the Chemical Society

JCSDA = Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation

JEM-EF = Japanese Experiment Module-Exposed Facility

JEM-EUSO = Japanese Experiment Module-Extreme Universe Space Observatory

JEM = Japanese Experiment Module

JOC = Journal of Organic Chemistry

JPSS = Joint Polar Satellite System

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k = Boltzmann constant

K = Kelvin

k = kilo

K = Potassium

Ka = Acid dissociation constant

Kd = Dissociation constant

KE = Kinetic Energy

Keq = Equilibrium constant

kg = kilogram

KGA = KetoGlutaric Acid

kHz = kilohertz

km = kilometer

KMT = Kinetic Molecular Theory

Kr = Krypton

KTM = Kinetic Thermal Mixing

kW = kilowatt

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LASER = Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

LASP = Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

LAT = Large Area Telescope

LCD = Liquid Crystal Display

LCLU = Land Cover/Land Use

LCLUC = Land Cover/Land Use Change

LDCM = Landsat Data Continuity Mission

LED = Liquid Emitting Diode

LEP = Large Electron Positron Collider

LHC = Large Hadron Collider

LHCb = B-meson experiment at LHC

Li = Lithium

LIBS = Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

LIO = Low-Inclination Orbiter

LIP = Lightning Instrument Package

LiPo = Lithium Polymer battery

Liq = Liquid

LIS = Lightning Imaging Sensor

LIST = Lidar Surface Topography

LLD = Liquid Level Detection

LLE = Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium

LLNL = Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

LMA = Lightning Mapping Array

LMA = Low Moisture Absorption

LME = Liquid Metal Embritlement

LMH = Liquid Hydrogen

LN = Liquid Nitrogen

ln = natural logarithm

LNG = Liquefied Natural Gas

LNG = Liquid Natural Gas

LO = Localized Orbitals

LOD = Loss On Drying

LOQ = Limit Of Quantification

LORAN = Long Range Navigation

LOX = Liquid Oxygen

LP = Liquid Petroleum

LP = Liquid Propane

LPA = Liquid Pressure Amplifier

LPG = Liquefied Petroleum Gas

LPG = Liquid Petroleum Gas

Lq = Liquid

Lqd = Liquid

Lr = Lawrencium

LSD = Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

LSE = Low Surface Energy

LST = Land Surface Temperature

LT = Less Than

Lt = light

LT = Low Temperature

LTE = Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium

LTG = Liquid To Gas

LTOEL = Long Term Occupational Exposure Limit

Lu = Lutetium

LUMO = Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital

LV = Low Volatility

LVDS = Low Voltage Differential Signaling

LVS = Large Volume Sampler

LWC = Light Water Content

LWG = Liquid Water in Grams

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M3/H = Cubic Meters per Hour

m = mass

M = Mega

m = meter

M = Methyl

m = milli

M = Molar

M = Molarity

M = Molecule

mA = milliampere

MAC = Mobile Analytical Chemical

MACPEX = Mid-latitude Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment

MADG = Moisture Activated Dry Granulation

MaGIXS = Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrography

MAM = Methyl Azoxy Methanol

MAP = Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction

MAPEX = Midlatitude Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment

MASER = Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

mbar = millibar

MC3E = Midlatitude Continental and Convective Clouds Experiment

MC = MethylCellulose

MCA = Multi Channel Analyzer

MCL = Maximum Contaminant Level

MCR = MultiComponent Reaction

MCT = Medium Chain Triglyceride

MCT = MonoCarboxylate Transporter

Md = Mendelevium

MDA = MethyleneDiAniline

MDCM = Mechanistically Defined Chemical Mixtures

MDI = Methylene Diphenyl diIsocyanate

MDMA = MethyleneDioxy-MethylAmphetamine

MDQ = Minimum Daily Quantity

me = mass of an electron

ME = Materials Engineering

ME = MEthyl group

MEE = Minimum Explosive Energy

MEG = MonoEthylene Glycol

MEL = MethylEthylLead

MERRA = Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis for Research and Applications

MERRA = Modern-Era Analysis for Research and Applications

MES = MethylEthylSulfate

MeV = Million electronVolt

MF = Methyl Formate

MF = Micro Fiber

MFG = Molecular Frequency Generator

MFP = Maximum Freezing Point

MFP = Molecular Free Path

MFP = MonoFluoroPhosphate

Mg = Magnesium

mg = milligram

MGA = Moldular Gas Analyser

MH = Metal Halide

MH = Methyl Hydroxide

MHz = MegaHertz

MIBK = MethylIsoButylKetone

MIDAS = Molecular Interactions Dynamics And Simulations

MIG = Metal Inert Gas

MILAGRO = Megacity Initiative Local and Global Research Observations

MIN = MINimum

min = minutes

MIP = Minimum Ionizing Particle

MIT = Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT = MethylIsoThiazolinone

MKS = Meter-Kilogram-Second

MKSA = Meter-Kilogram-Second-Ampere

ml = milliliter

ML = Mono Layer

mm = millimeter

MM = Molar Mass

mmHg = millimeters of mercury

Mn = Manganese

MNT = Molecular NanoTechnology

MO = Molecular Orbital

Mo = Molybdenum

MOAH = Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbon

MODIS = Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

MOE = Mission Operations Element

MOH = Measurement of Hardness

mol = mole

MOL = molecule

MP = Melting Point

MP = Metal Particulate

MPD = 2-Methyl-2,4-PentaneDiol

MPD = m-PhenyleneDiamine

MPH = Miles Per Hour

MPS = Meters Per Second

MQW = Multi-Quantum-Well

Mr = Relative Molecular mass

MRT = Mean Radiant Temperature

MS = Mass Spectrometry

ms = millisecond

MSDS = Material Safety Data Sheet

MSG = Meteosat Second Generation

MSG = MonoSodium Glutamate

MSGC = Micro-Strip Gas Chamber

Mt = Meitnerium

MTBE = Methyl Tert-butyl Ether

MUX = Multiplexer

MVP = Mars Variable Pressure

MW = MegaWatt

mW = MilliWatt

MW = Molecular Weight

MWCNT = Multi-Walled Carbon NanoTube

MWCO = Molecular Weight CutOff

MWM = Molecular Weight Marker

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n0 = neutron

n = nano

n = neutron emission

n = neutron

N = Newton

N = Nitrogen

NA = Avogadro constant

NA = Not Active

NA = Nucleic Acid

Na = Sodium

NAA = N-AcetylasPartate

NAA = Naphtalic Acetic Acid

NAC = Naphthenic Acid Corrosion

NAD+ = Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide

NADH = Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Hydrogen

NADP = Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate

NAS = National Academy of Science

NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Nb = Niobium

NBC = Nuclear, Biological, Chemical

NBO = Natural Bond Orbital

NCAR = National Center for Atmospheric Research

NCE = New Chemical Entity

NCEL = New Chemical Exposure Limit

NCR = No Carbon Required

NCW = National Chemistry Week

Nd = Neodymium

NDVI = Normalized Difference Vegetation Index

Ne = Neon

NE = Non Equilibrium

NE = Nuclear Energy

NESDIS = National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service

NEXRAD = National Weather Service Next Generation Radar

NG = Natural Gas

NHE = Normalized Hydrogen Electrode

Ni = Nickel

NIH = National Institutes of Health

NIM = Nuclear Instrumentation Module

NiMH = Nickel Metal Halide

NIST = National Institute of Standards and Technology

NLCD = National Land Cover Database

NLS = NASA Launch Services

nm = nanometer

NM = Non Metal

NMR = Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

NNK = Nicotine-derived Nitrosamine Ketone

No = Nobelium

NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOMAD-STAR = Neutrino Oscillation Magnetic Detector Silicon Target

NORM = Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material

NOS = Nitric Oxide Synthase

NOS = Nitrous Oxide

Np = Neptunium

NPOESS = National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System

NPP = NPOESS Preparatory Project

NR = Not Recorded

NRC = National Research Council

NRZI = Non Return to Zero with Invert 1 on change

NS = Not Significant

NSSTC = National Space Science and Technology Center

NTC = Negative Temperature Coefficient

NU = Natural Uranium

NV = Non-Volatile

NVC = Non-Volatile Chemical

NVOC = Non-Volatile Organic Chemical

NWS = National Weather Service

O ⇑ back to top ⇑

O3 = Ozone

O = Oxygen

OA = Oleic Acid

OAA = OxaloAcetic Acid

OAc = Acetoxy functional group

OAM = Orbital Angular Momentum

OB = Oligosaccharide Binding

OC = Organic Carbon

OCO = Orbiting Carbon Observatory

OD = Optical Density

OD = Oxygen Demand

ODC = Optimal Deconvolution

ODC = Ornithine DeCarboxylase

OER = Oxygen Enhancement Ratio

OF = Oxygen Free

OFC = Oxygen Free Copper

OFHC = Oxygen Free High thermal Conductivity

OH = alcohol

OH = hydroxide

OH = hydroxyl functional group

OI = Oxygen Index

OIB = Operation IceBridge

OILRIG = Oxygen Is Losing, Reduction Is Gaining

OLI = Operational Land Imager

OM = Organic Matter

OMB = Office of Management and Budget

OMPS = Ozone Monitoring and Profiling Suite

ON = Oxidation Number

ONR = Office of Naval Research

OP = Organophosphate

OQS = Occupied Quantum State

OR = Oxidation-Reduction

ORNL = Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ORP = Oxidation-Reduction Potential

ORR = Oxidation-Reduction Reaction

Os = Osmium

OSC = Orbital Sciences Corporation

OSL = Optically Stimulated Luminescence

OSSE = Observing System Simulation Experiment

OSTM = Ocean Surface Topography Mission

OSTP = Office of Science and Technology Policy

OTA = OchraToxin A

OV = Organic Vapor

OVA = Organic Vapor Analyser

OVA = OVAlbumin

OWC = Oil-Water Contact

OX = Oxidation

OX = oxygen

OXA = OXanilic Acid

OXT = OXyTocin

OXY = Oxygen

P ⇑ back to top ⇑

P = Peta

P = Phosphorus

p = pico

P = Pressure

P = Proton

Pa = Pascal

PA = Phosphatidic Acid

Pa = Protactinium

PA = Proton Affinity

PAA = PolyAcrylic Acid

PABA = ParaAminoBenzoic Acid

PAC = Pharmaceutically Active Compound

PAC = Polycyclic Aromatic Content

PAC = Powdered Activated Carbon

PACE = Pre-Aerosol, Clouds, and ocean Ecosystem

PAEK = PolyArylEtherKetone

PAGE = PolyAcrylamide Gel Electrophoresis

PAH = Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon

PAI = PolyAmide Imide

PAO = PolyAlphaOlefin

PASA = PolyAmide, Semi-Aromatic

PATH = Precipitation and All-weather Temperature and Humidity

Pb = Lead

PB = PolyButylene

PBB = PolyBrominated Biphenyl

PBD = PolyButaDiene

PBI = PolyBenzImidazole

PBN = PolyButylene Naphthalate

PBS = Phosphate Buffered Saline

PBT = PolyButylene Teerephthalate

PC = Personal Computer

PC = PolyCarbonate

PC = Pyruvate Carboxylase

PCA = Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid

PCB = Printed Circuit Board

PCC = Pyridine Chloro Chromate

PCE = Tetrachloroethylene

PCI = Peripheral Component Interconnect

PCR = Polymerase Chain Reaction

PCV = Pressure Control Valve

Pd = Palladium

PD = Positive Displacement

PD = Potential Difference

PE = PhycoErythrin

PE = Polyethylene

PE = Potential Energy

PEA = PolyEster Amine

PEEK = PolyEtherEtherKetone

PEG = PolyEthylene Glycol

PEK = Poly Ether Ketone

PEL = Permissible Exposure Limit

PERC = Tetrachloroethylene

PES = PolyEtherSulfone

PET = PolyEthylene Teraphthalate

PETP = PolyEthyleneTerePhthalate

PEX = Cross-linked PolyEthylene

PFC = Perfluorocarbon

pg = picogram

PG = Propylene Glycol

PG = Prostaglandin

PGA = 3-PhosphoGlyceric Acid

PGA = PolyGlutamic Acid

PGE = Platinum Group Elements

PGM = Platinum Group Metals

PH = Phenol functional group

PHA = PolyHydroxyAlkanoate

PHB = PolyHydroxyButyrate

PHC = Petroleum HydroCarbon

PHMB = PolyHexaMethyleneBiguanide

PHT = PHThalate

PI = Phosphate Ion

PI = PolyImide

PIB = PolyIsoButylene

PLA = Polymerized Lactic Acid

PLC = PhosphoLipase-C

PLL = Phase-Locked Loop

PM10 = Particulates smaller than 10 nanometers

PM = Particulate Matter

PM = Photo Multiplier

PM = Photomultiplier

pm = picometer

PM = Plasma Membrane

PM = Powder Metallurgy

Pm = Promethium

PMA = PhosphoMolybdic Acid

PMA = PolyMethyl Acrylate

PMC = PCI Mezzanine Card

PMID = PubMed IDentifier

PMMA = PolyMethylMethAcrylate

PMO = PolyMethylene Oxide

PNPA = PolyNucleotide Phosphorylase A

PNPB = PolyNucleotide Phosphorylase B

Po = Polonium

POC = Point of Contact

POC = Polar Organic Contaminant

POL = Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants

POP = Persistent Organic Pollutant

PORC = Porcelain

PPA = PhenylPropanolAmine

PPA = PolyPhthalAmide

PPB = Parts Per Billion

PPM = Parts Per Million

PPO = PolyPhenylene Oxide

PPS = PolyPhenylene Sulfide

PPT = Parts Per Trillion

PPT = PolyPyrimidine Tract

PPT = Precipitate

Pr = Praesodymium

PREAM = Pollen Regional Atmospheric Model

PRV = Pressure Relief Valve

PSI = Paul Scherrer Institute

PSI = Pounds per Square Inch

PSV = Pressure Safety Valve

Pt = Platinum

PTFE = PolyTetraFluoroEthylene

Pu = Plutonium

PU = PolyUrethane

PUC = Pixel Unit Cell

PV = Parity Violation

PV = Pressure Volume

PVC = PolyVinyl Chloride

PVT = Pressure, Volume, Temperature

PXY = Para-XYlene

Q ⇑ back to top ⇑

Q = Heat energy

QC = Quality Control

QCD = Quantum ChromoDynamics

QED = Quantum ElectroDynamics

QED = Quod Erat Demonstradum

QM = Quantum Mechanics

QS = Quantum State

QS = Quantum Sufficit

qt = quart

QuikSCAT = Quick Scatterometer

R ⇑ back to top ⇑

R&A = Research and Analysis

R&D = Research & Development

R&D = Research and Development

R = Ideal Gas Constant

R = Reactive

R = Redux

R = Resistance

R = Rydberg Constant

R = Röntgen unit

Ra = Radium

RA = Retonoic Acid

RACHEL = Remote Acess Chemical Hazards Electronic Library

rad = radian

rad = Radiation Absorbed Dose

Rad = Radioactive

RADAR = Radio Detection and Ranging

Rb = Rubidium

RBA = Rutherford Backscattering Analysis

RBD = Refined, Bleached and Deoderized

RCS = Reactive Chemical Species

RDA = Recommended Daily Allowance

RDT = Recombinant DNA Technology

RDX = cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine

RDX = Research Department Explosive

RE = Rare Earth

Re = Rhenium

REACH = Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of CHemical substances

REE = Rare Earth Element

Ref = Reference

REM = Rare Earth Metal

REQ = Required

RER = Respiratory Exchange Ratio

RF = Radio Frequency

RF = Resonance Frequency

Rf = Rutherfordium

RFIC = Reagent-Free Ion Chromatography

RFM = Relative Formula Mass

RG = Rare Gas

Rg = Roentgenium

RH = Relative Humidity

Rh = Rhodium

RH = Rydberg Constant for Hydrogen

RHE = Reversible Hydrogen Electrode

RHIC = Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

RHS = Right Hand Side

RI = Radical Initiator

RIO = Red IronOxide

RL = Reaction Level

RMM = Relative Molar Mass

RMS = Root Mean Square

Rn = Radon

RNA = RiboNucleic Acid

RNS = Reactive Nitrogen Species

RO = Red Oxide

RO = Reverse Osmosis

ROHS = Restriction Of Hazardous Substances

ROS = Reactive Oxygen Species

ROSES = Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science

ROWPU = Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit

RPC = Resistive Plate Chambers

RPM = Revolutions Per Minute

RPT = Repeat

RSC = Royal Society of Chemistry

RT = Reverse Transcriptase

RT = Room Temperature

RTM = Read The Manual

RTMM = Real Time Mission Monitor

RTP = Room Temperature and Pressure

RTSC = Room Temperature Super Conductor

Ru = Ruthenium

S ⇑ back to top ⇑

S-Z = Sunyaev-Zel'dovitch

S/H = Sample/Hold

S = Entropy

s = seconds

s = solid

s = spin quantum number

S = Sulfur

SA = Salicylic Acid

SA = Surface Area

SAC = S-Allyl Cysteine

SAC = Strong Acid Cation

SAGE = Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment

SAM = S-Adenosyl Methionine

SAM = Spin Angular Momentum

SAN = Styrene-AcryloNitrile

SAO = Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

SAP = Super Absorbant Polymer

SAQ = Soluable AnthraQunone

SAR = Synthetic Aperture Radar

SARS = Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

SAS = Small Angle Scattering

SATP = Standard Ambient Temperature and Pressure

Sb = Antimony

SB = Solvent Based

SBA = Strong Base Anion

SBC = Styrene Butadiene Copolymer

SBR = Sequncing Batch Reactor

SBS = Styrene Butadiene Styrene

Sc = Scandium

SC = Silicon Carbide

SCBA = Specific Chemical and Biologic Agents

SCC = Stress Corrosion Cracking

Sci = Science

SCLP = Snow and Cold Land Processes

SCN = Thiocyanate

SCO = Super Charged Oxygen

SCS = Single Crystal Silicon

SCU = SCoville Units

SCVF = Single Chamber Vacuum Furnace

SCW = Super Critical Water

SCX = Strong Cation eXchanger

SDMS = Scientific Data Management System

SDV = Shut Down Valve

SDW = Spin Density Wave

SE = Sample Error

Se = Selenium

SEAC4RS = Southeast Asia Composition, Cloud, Climate Coupling Regional Study

Sec = Seconds

SEDAC = Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center

SEGR = Single Event Gate Rupture

SEL = Single Event Latchup

SEM = Scanning Electron Microscope

SEP = Separate

SEU = Single Event Upset

SEU = Slightly Enriched Uranium

SF = Safety Factor

SF = Significant Figures

SFC = Supercritical Fluid Chromatography

SFMR = Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer

SFPM = Suspended Fine Particulate Matter

Sg = Seaborgium

SG = Specific Gravity

SG = Spheroidal Graphite

SGR = Soft Gamma Repeater

SH = Thiol functional group

SHC = Synthetic HydroCarbon

SHE = Standard Hydrogen Electrode

SHF = Super High Frequency

Si = Silicon

SIMPL = Slope Imagine Multi-polarization Photon-counting Lidar

SL = Sea Level

SL = Short Lived

SLI = Solid-Liquid Interface

SLP = Sea Level Pressure

SLR = Satellite Laser Ranging

Sm = Samarium

SM = Semi-Metal

SM = Standard Model

SMAP = Soil Moisture Active-Passive

SMAPVEX = Soil Moisture Active-Passive-Validation Experiment

SMD = Science Mission Directorate

SMILES = Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry System

SMS = Short Message Service

SN = Sodium Nitrate

Sn = Tin

SNAP = S-Nitroso-N-AcetylPenicillamine

SNP = Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism

SNR = Signal-to-Noise Ratio

SONAR = Sound Navigation and Ranging

SORCE = Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment

SP = Solubility Product

Sp = Special

SP = Starting Point

SPDF = atomic electron orbital names

SPICE = Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis

SPIE = International Society for Optics and Photonics

SPORT = Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task

SPoRT = Short-Term Prediction and Research Transition Center

SPS = Super Proton Synchrotron

SQ = squared

Sr = Strontium

SRAG = Space Radiation Analysis Group at Johnson Space Center

SRG = Spectrum-Rontgen-Gamma

SRPD = Science Research and Projects Division

SS = Solid Solution

SS = Stainless Steel

SSM/I = Special Sensor Microwave/Imager

SSP = Steady State Plasma

SST = Silicon Strip Tracker

STAR = Satellite for Telecommunication Applications and Research

STEL = Short Term Exposure Limit

STM = Scanning Tunneling Microscope

STP = Standard Temperature and Pressure

SUS = SUSpension

SUSY = Supersymmetry

SWEAP = Solar Wind Electrons, Alphas and Protons

SWOT = Surface Water and Ocean Topography

T ⇑ back to top ⇑

T = Period of a wave

T = Thymine

t = time

T = Tritium

Ta = Tantalum

TaC = Tantalum Carbide

TAC = Teiacetyl Cellulose

TAG = TriAcylGlyceride

tan = tangent

TAN = Total Acid Number

TAS = Total Alkali versus Silica

TAS = Total Analysis System

TAT = TriAcetone TriPeroxide

Tb = Terbium

TBA = TriBromoAnisole

TBA = TertButylArsine

TBC = TertButylCatechol

TBHQ = TertButylHydroQuinone

TBP = True Boiling Point

TBT = TriButylTin

TC-4 = Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling

Tc = Critical Temperature

Tc = Technitium

TC = Temperature Compensated

TC = Temperature Controlled

TC = Theoretical Chemistry

TCA = TauroCholic Acid

TCA = TriChloroAcetic Acid

TCCON = Total Carbon Column Observing Network

TCE = TriChloroEthane

TCF = ThiolCarbon Fiber

TCM = TetraChloromethane

TCP = Thermal Conversion Process

TCP = Tocopherol

TCP = TriCalcium Phosphate

TCP = TriChloroPhenol

TCP = TriChloropropane

TCS = Toxic Chemical System

TCT = ToCoTrienol

TCV = Temperature Control Valve

TCVF = Two Chamber Vacuum Furnace

TD = Temperature Displacement

TD = Thermal Deposition

TDA = Thermal Dilatometric Analysis

TDC = Three Degrees Centigrade

TDG = ThymineDNA Glycosylase

TDI = Tolerable Daily Intake

TDI = Toluene DiIsonate

TDO = Tryptophan DiOxygenase

TDP = Thermal DePolymerization

TDP = Thiamine DiPhosphate

TDP = Thymidine DiPhosphate

Te = Tellurium

TEA = Terminal Electron Acceptor

TEC = Thermal Electrric Cooler

TEL = Tetra Ethyl Lead

TFM = Total Fatty Matter

TFT = Thin Film Transistor

Th = Thorium

THC = Tetra Hydra Cannabinol

THM = TriHaloMethanes

TI = Thermal Index

Ti = Titanium

TIC = Total Ion Current

TIM = Total Irradiance Monitor

TIMS = Thermal Ionization Mass Spectroscopy

TIP = Technology Investment Program

TIP = TrisIsopropyl Phenyl

TIRS = Thermal Infrared Sensors

Tl = Thallium

TLC = Thin Layer Chromatography

TLV = Toxic Level Value

Tm = Thulium

TM = Transition Metal

TMD = Theoretical Maximum Density

TMG = TriMethylGlycine

TMI = TRMM Microwave Imager

TMMA = TetraMethylMalonAmide

TMP = TriMethylPhosphate

TMS = TriMethylSilane

TNB = TriNitroBenzene

TNS = Test No Ether

TNT = Tri Nitro Toulene

TNT = TriNitroToluene

TOBSY = Total ThroughBond Correlation Spectroscopy

TOC = Total Organic Carbon

TOI = Table Of Isotopes

TON = Table Of Nuclides

TOPEX = Ocean Topography Experiment

TOX = Toxic

TP = Transition Point

TP = Triple Point

TPE = ThermoPlastic Elastomer

TPM = Total Particulate Matter

TR = Table Row

TRAP = Tartrate Resistent Acid Phosphatase

TRFM = Time Resolved Fluorescence Microscopy

TRMM = Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

TRP = Tryptophan

TS = Temperature Sensitive

TSCB = TriSilaCycloButane

TSI = Total Solar Irradiance

TSIS = Total Solar Irradiance Sensor

TSP = Thermally Stable Polycrystalline

TSP = TriSodium Phosphate

TSPM = Total Suspended Particulate Matter

TSS = Total Soluble Solids

TST = Transitional State Theory

TT = Test Tube

TTC = Timing, Trigger and Control

TTC = Triphenyl Tetrazolium Chloride

TTFD = Thiamine TetraHydroFurfurylDisulfide

TTLC = Total Threshold Limit Concentration

TTO = Total Toxic Organics

TTP = Thymine TriPhosphate

TTX = Tetrodoxin

TU = Thermally Unbound

TWMC = Time Weighted Mean Concentration

TWV = Total Water Vapor

U ⇑ back to top ⇑

U = Internal Energy

U = Undetectable

U = Uranium

UAB = University of Alabama in Birmingham

UAFM = Uranyl Acetate Fluorescence Method

UAH = University of Alabama in Huntsville

UAS = Unmanned Aerial System

UAS = Unmanned Aircraft System

UAV = Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle

UAVSAR = Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar

UCK = Universal Chemical Key

UG = Undisturbed Gas

UHC = Unburned HydroCarbons

UHF = Ultra High Frequency

UHI = Urban Heat Island

UHMW = Ultra High Molecular Weight

UHP = Ultra High Pressure

UHP = Ultra High Purity

UHT = Ultra High Temperature

UHV = Ultra High Vacuum

ULA = United Launch Alliance

ULG = Universal Liquid Gas

ULO = Ultra Low Oxygen

ULOQ = Upper Limit Of Quantitation

ULS = Ultra Low Sulfur

ULT = Ultra Low Temperature

UNK = UNKnown

UPW = Ultra Pure Water

UQY = Ultimate Quality and Yield

USAID = U.S. Agency for international Development

USGEO = U.S. Group on Earth Observations

USGS = U.S. Geological Survey

USRA = Universities Space Research Association

UTSI = University of Tennessee Space Institute

UUH = UnUnHexium

UUO = UnUnOctium

UUP = UnUnPentium

UUQ = UnUnQuadium

UUS = UnUnSeptium

UV-A = UltravViolet band A

UV-B = UltraViolet band B

UV = UltraViolet

UVA = UltraViolet band A

UVB = UltraViolet band B

UVF = UtraViolet Filter

UVL = UltraViolet Lamp

UVR = UltraViolet Reactive

UXS = Glucuronic Acid DeCarboxylase

UYQ = Uranium Yield Quantity

V ⇑ back to top ⇑

V = Vacuum

V = Vanadium

V = Volt

VA = Volume Analyzer

VAC = Vacuum Assisted Closure

VAC = Vacuum

VB = Vacuum Break

VB = Valence Band

VBJ = Vacuum Bell Jar

VBT = Valence Bond Theory

VC = Vapor Cloud

VC = Vinyl Chloride

VC = Viscous Coupled

VCE = Vapor Cloud Explosion

VCM = Vinyl Chloride Monomer

VCO = Voltage Controlled Oscillator

VCSI = Von Braun Center for Science and Innovation

Vd = Volume distribution

VDB = VanDyke Brown test

VDF = Van der Waals force

VDW = Van der Waals radius

VEQ = EQuilibrium Volume

VEQ = EQuivalence point Volume

VFn = Vertical Face number

VFT = Very Forward Tracker

VH = Vapor Hazard

VHH = Volatile Halogenated Hydrocarbon

VHI = Vapor Hazard Index

VHN = Vickers Hardness Number

VHP = Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide

VHP = Very High Pressure

VHT = Very High Temperature

VHY = Very High Yield

VI = Viscosity Index

VIRS = Visible and Infrared Scanner

VLBI = Very Long Baseline Interferometry

VLD = Vacuum Leak Detector

VLE = Vapor Liquid Equilibrium

VMD = Visual Molecular Dynamics

VME = Versa Module Eurocard

VO = Vacuum Oven

VOA = Volatile Organic Analysis

VOC = Volatile Organic Compound

VOL = Volume

VP = Vapor Point

VP = Vapor Pressure

VPE = Virtual Potential Energy

VR = Very Rapid

VS = Very Saturated

VS = Volatile Solid

VSC = Volatile Sulfur Compound

VSS = Volatile Suspended Solid

VTC = Variable Temperature Cutoff

VTP = Volume, Temperature, Pressure

VU = Volume Units

VUV = Vacuum Ultraviolet

VV = Vacuum Vessel

VV = Valence-Valence

W ⇑ back to top ⇑

W = Tungsten

W = Watt

WA = Weak Acid

WAC = Weak Acid Cation

WB = Water Based

WB = Weak Base

WB = Weak Bond

WBA = Weak Base Anion

WC = Water Cosolvent

WCS = Worst Case Scenario

WD = Water Dispersant

WD = Water Displacement

WD = Wet/Dry

WFO = Weather Forecast Office

WIAP = Water In All Phases

WIN = Water Insoluble Nitrogen

WNA = World Nuclear Association

WO = Weak Oxidizer

WP = White Phosphorus

WPS = Water Phase Salt

WR = Water Repellent

WRF = Weather Research and Forecast

WS = Wash Solution

WS = Water Soluble

WSNZ = Water Soluble Zinc

WSPI = Water-Soluble Phosphorous, Inorganic

WSPO = Water-Soluble Phosphorous, Organic

WSS = Water Soluble Stabilizer

WST = Weighted Settling Time

WV = Water Vapor

WVDA = Water Vapor Diffusion Analysis

WVM = Water Vapor Monitor

WVN = Water Vapor Nitrogen

WVP = Water Vapor Permeability

WVT = Water Vapor Transport

WW = Waste Water

WWIX = Waste Water Ion eXchange

WYOL = Write Your Own Lab

WYOLA = Write Your Own Lab Assignment

X ⇑ back to top ⇑

XAG = Silver Troy Ounce

XAN = XANthine

XAU = Gold Troy Ounce

XDB = eXtra Dense Bonding

Xe = Xenon

XLS = Xenon Light Source

XOD = Xanthine Oxidase

XOVWM = Extended Ocean Vector Winds Mission

XPD = Palladium Troy Ounce

XPT = Platinum Troy Ounce

XRCF = X-ray and Cryogenics Facility

XUM = X-ray Ultra-Microscope

XYD = XYliDine

Y ⇑ back to top ⇑

y = yocto

Y = Yotta

Y = Yttrium

YAG = Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

YAP = Yield Analysis Pattern

Yb = Ytterbium

YBCO = Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide

YBG = Your Best Guess

YCC = Younger Chemists Committee

Yd = Yard

YIC = Yttrium Lithium Fluoride

YZN = Yellow ZiNc dichromate

Z ⇑ back to top ⇑

z = zepto

Z = Zetta

ZB = Zinc Blende

ZC = Zinc Composite

ZCG = Zeolite Crystal Growth

ZCR = Zinc Chromium

ZCS = Zinc Coated Steel

ZDC = Zero Degrees Kelvin

ZEKE = Zero Electron Kinetic Energy

ZINC = Zinc Is Not Copper

ZK = Zero Kelvin

Zn = Zinc

ZP = Zero Pressure

Zr = Zirconium

ZRE = Zinc Responsive Element