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Scientific Abbreviations, Acronyms, & Symbols 1001-1452 Flashcards

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perfluorooctanoic acid

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PFOA

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picogram

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pg

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phenyl

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Ph

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negative log of hydrogen ion concentration

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pH

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5
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phenylalanine

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Phe

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2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine

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PhIP

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pulsed high pressure mass spectrometry

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PHPMS

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polyimide

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PI

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isoelectric point

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pI

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10
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polyisobutylene

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PIB

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photoionization mass spectrometry

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PIMS

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12
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p-intrinsic-n (diode)

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PIN

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13
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1,4-piperazinediethanesulfonic acid

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Pipes

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14
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particle-image velocimetry

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PIV

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particle induced x-ray emission

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PIXE

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16
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negative log of ionization constant

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pK

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principle of least motion

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PLM

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18
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porous-layer open-tabular (column)

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PLOT

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partial least squares

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PLS

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picometer

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pm

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21
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poly(methyl acrylate)

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PMA

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22
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phenylmercuric acetate

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PMAC

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poly(methyl methacrylate)

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PMMA

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24
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perturbation MO (theory)

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PMO

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25
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polymethylpentene

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PMP

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polymethylstyrene; p-methylstyrene

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PMS

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27
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p-nitroaniline

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PNA

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28
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partial neglect of differential overlap

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PNDO

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29
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pair natural orbitals

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PNO

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30
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prompt nuclear reaction analysis

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PNRA

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31
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p-nitrotoluene

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PNT

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32
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polyolefin

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PO

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33
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π-orbital axis vector

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POAV

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34
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polymeric form

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pol

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35
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polyoxymethylene

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POM

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36
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phosphorus oxides

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POx

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37
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polypropylene

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PP

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38
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parts per billion

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ppb

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39
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chlorinated polypropylene

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PPC

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40
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poly(phenylene ether)

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PPE

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41
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parts per million

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ppm

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42
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poly(phenylene oxide)

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PPO

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43
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polypropylene oxide

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PPOX

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44
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Pariser-Parr-Pople (method)

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PPP

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45
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poly(phenylene sulfide)

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PPS

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46
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poly(phenylene sulfone)

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PPSU

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47
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poly(propylene terephthalate)

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PPT

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48
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parts per thousand; precipitate

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ppt

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49
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propyl

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Pr

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50
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Prandtl number

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Pr

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51
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partial retention of diatomic differential overlap

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PRDDO

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52
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proline

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Pro

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53
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photoelectron spectroscopy; polystyrene

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PS

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54
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picosecond

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ps

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55
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photon stimulated desorption

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PSD

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56
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pounds per square inch

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psi

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57
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pounds per square inch absolute

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psia

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58
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pounds per square inch gage

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psig

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59
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perturbation theory

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PT

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60
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pint

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pt

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61
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poly(tetrafluoroethylene)

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PTFE

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62
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poly(tetramethylene terephthalate)

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PTME

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63
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propyltrimethoxysilane

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PTMS

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64
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p-terphenyl

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PTP

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65
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phenylthiourea

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PTU

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66
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polyurethane

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PU

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67
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purine

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Pu

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68
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poly(vinyl alcohol)

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PVA

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69
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poly(vinyl acetate)

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PVAc

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70
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poly(vinyl chloride)

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PVC

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71
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physical vapor deposition

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PVD

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72
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poly(vinylidene chloride)

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PVDC

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73
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poly(vinylidene fluoride)

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PVDF

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74
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poly(vinyl fluoride)

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PVF

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75
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poly(vinyl carbazole)

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PVK

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76
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poly(methyl vinyl ether)

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PVME

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77
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poly(vinyl alcohol)

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PVOH

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78
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poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)

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PVP

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79
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pressure-volume-temperature

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PVT

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80
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pyrimidine

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Py

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81
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pyrolysis mass spectrometry

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PyMS

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82
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point of zero charge

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p.z.c.

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83
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electric charge; heat; partition function; quadrupole moment; radiant energy; vibrational normal coordinate; glutamine

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Q

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84
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electric field gradient; flow rate; heat; wave vector (phonons)

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q

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85
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quantum chromodynamics

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QCD

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86
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quadratic configuration interaction

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QCI

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87
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quasi-classical trajectory (method)

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QCT

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88
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quantum electrodynamics

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QED

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89
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quod erat demonstrandum (which was to be proved)

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Q.E.D.

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90
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quadrupole ion trap

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QIT

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91
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quantum mechanical resonance energy

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QMRE

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92
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quadrupole mass spectrometry

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QMS

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93
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quantitative structure-activity relations

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QSAR

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94
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quasi-stellar object

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QSO

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95
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quart

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qt

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96
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quadrillion BTU (=1.055·1018 joules)

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quad

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97
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quinovose

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Qui

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98
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quod vide (which you should see)

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q.v.

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99
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roentgen; arginine; alkyl radical (in chemical formulas)

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R

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100
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degree Rankine

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°R

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101
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electrical resistance; gas constant; molar refraction; Rydberg constant; coefficient of multiple correlation

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R

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102
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reaction (as in ∆rH)

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r

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103
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position vector; radius

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r

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104
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right ascension

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RA

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105
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radian

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rad

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106
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reflection-absorption infrared spectroscopy

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RAIRS

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107
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random access memory

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RAM

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108
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Rutherford back scattering

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RBS

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109
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ribulose

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Rbu, Rul

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110
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ring current index

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RCI

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111
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rubidium dihydrogen arsenate

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RDA

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112
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rate determining step

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RDS

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113
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Royal Demolition Explosive (hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine)

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RDX

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114
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real part

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Re

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115
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resonance energy

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RE

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116
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radial electron distribution

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RED

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117
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reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy

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REELS

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118
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reflection electron microscopy

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REM

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119
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roentgen equivalent man

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rem

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120
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resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization

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REMPI

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121
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resonance energy per electron

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REPE

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122
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radiofrequency

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RF

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123
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residual gas analyzer

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RGA

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124
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rhamnose

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Rha

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125
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reflection high-energy electron diffraction

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RHEED

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126
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restricted Hartree-Fock (theory)

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RHF

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127
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resonance ionization

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RI

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128
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radioimmunoassay

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RIA

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129
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ribose

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Rib

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130
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ribulose

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Ribulo

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131
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root-mean-square

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rms

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132
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ribonucleic acid

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RNA

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133
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ribonuclease

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RNase

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134
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restricted open shell Hartree-Fock

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ROHF

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135
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read only memory

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ROM

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136
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ring opening metathesis polymerization

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ROMP

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137
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ring opening polymerization

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ROP

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138
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random phase approximation

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RPA

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139
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reaction path Hamiltonian

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RPH

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140
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reversed-phase liquid chromatography

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RPLC

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141
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revolutions per minute

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rpm

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142
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revolutions per second

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rps

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143
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Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel (theory)

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RRK

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144
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Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (theory)

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RRKM

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145
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ribosomal RNA

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rRNA

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146
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resonance Raman spectroscopy

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RRS

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147
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Raman spectroscopy

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RS

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148
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reaction-solution calorimetry

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RSC

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149
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rydberg

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Ry

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150
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siemens; serine

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S

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151
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area; entropy; probability current density; Poynting vector; symmetry coordinate; spin angular momentum

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S

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second; solid (phase)

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s

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path length; spin angular momentum; symmetry number; sedimentation coefficient; solubility; symmetrical (as stereochemical descriptor)

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s

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selected area electron diffraction

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SAED

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symmetry adapted linear combinations

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SALC

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surface analysis by laser ionization

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SALI

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scanning Auger microscopy

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SAM

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self-assembled monolayers

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SAMS

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small angle neutron scattering

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SANS

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structure-activity relationship

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SAR

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sarcosine

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Sar

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saturated

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sat, satd

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small angle x-ray scattering

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SAXS

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styrene butadiene copolymer

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SB

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styrene butadiene styrene block copolymer

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SBS

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Schmidt number

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Sc

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spin-coupled (method)

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SC

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state correlation diagram

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SCD

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saturated calomel electrode

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SCE

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self-consistent field (method); supercritical fluid

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SCF

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single cell protein

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SCP

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silicon-controlled rectifier

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SCR

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self-consistent reaction field (method)

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SCRF

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standard deviation

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sd

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175
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sulfadiazine

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SDA

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spin density wave

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SDW

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strain energy

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SE

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styrene ethylene butylene styrene block copolymer

A

SEBS

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179
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size exclusion chromatography

A

SEC

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180
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secant; second

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sec

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secondary (in chemical name)

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sec

182
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spin-echo correlated spectroscopy

A

SECSY

183
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sedoheptulose

A

Sed

184
Q

surface extended energy loss fine structure

A

SEELFS

185
Q

scanning electron microscopy; standard error of the mean

A

SEM

186
Q

separation

A

sepn

187
Q

serine

A

Ser

188
Q

surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

A

SERS

189
Q

single electron transfer

A

SET

190
Q

surface extended x-ray absorption fine structure

A

SEXAF

191
Q

supercritical fluid chromatography

A

SFC

192
Q

Sherwood number

A

Sh

193
Q

thiohypoxanthine

A

Shy

194
Q

International System of Units; surface ionization

A

SI

195
Q

surface-induced dissociation

A

SID

196
Q

successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction

A

SILAR

197
Q

selected ion monitoring

A

SIM

198
Q

secondary-ion spectroscopy

A

SIMS

199
Q

sine

A

sin

200
Q

hyperbolic sine

A

sinh

201
Q

semi-interpenetrating polymer network

A

SIPN

202
Q

styrene isoprene styrene block copolymer

A

SIS

203
Q

scanning laser acoustic microscopy

A

SLAM

204
Q

second lowest unoccupied molecular orbital

A

SLUMO

205
Q

simplified molecular input line entry system

A

SMILES

206
Q

styrene methyl methacrylate copolymer

A

SMMA

207
Q

semiempirical molecular orbital

A

SMO

208
Q

Standard Mean Ocean Water (Vienna)

A

SMOW

209
Q

sputtered neutral mass spectroscopy

A

SNMS

210
Q

thiouridine

A

Sno

211
Q

solar neutrino unit

A

SNU

212
Q

second-order Jahn-Teller (effect)

A

SOJT

213
Q

soluble; solution

A

sol

214
Q

solution

A

soln, sln

215
Q

singly occupied molecular orbital

A

SOMO

216
Q

sorbose

A

Sor

217
Q

specific gravity

A

sp gr

218
Q

scanned probe microscopy

A

SPM

219
Q

single-pulse shock tubes

A

SPST

220
Q

square

A

sq

221
Q

Strouhal number

A

Sr

222
Q

steradian

A

sr

223
Q

6-thioinosine

A

Srd

224
Q

source spark mass spectroscopy

A

SSMS

225
Q

stoke

A

St

226
Q

Stanton number

A

St

227
Q

standard (state)

A

std, stnd

228
Q

short-term exposure limit

A

STEL

229
Q

scanning transmission electron microscope

A

STEM

230
Q

scanning tunneling microscopy

A

STM

231
Q

Slater-type orbital

A

STO

232
Q

standard temperature and pressure

A

STP

233
Q

sublimes; sublimation

A

sub, subl

234
Q

sucrose

A

Suc, Sac

235
Q

thiouracil

A

Sur

236
Q

sievert

A

Sv

237
Q

stored waveform inverse Fourier transform

A

SWIFT

238
Q

tesla; tera (SI prefix for 1012); threonine

A

T

239
Q

kinetic energy; period; term value; temperature (thermodynamic); torque; transmittance

A

T

240
Q

metric tonne; triton

A

t

241
Q

Celsius temperature; thickness; time; transport number

A

t

242
Q

time-to-amplitude converter

A

TAC

243
Q

International Atomic Time

A

TAI

244
Q

talose

A

Tal

245
Q

tangent

A

tan

246
Q

hyperbolic tangent

A

tanh

247
Q

3-{[2-hydroxy-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)ethyl]amino}-1-propanesulfonic acid

A

Taps

248
Q

1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethane

A

TBE

249
Q

tributyl phosphate

A

TBP

250
Q

titration calorimetry

A

TC

251
Q

trichloroacetic acid

A

TCA

252
Q

2,3,6-trichlorobenzoic acid

A

TCB, TCBA

253
Q

trichloroethylene

A

TCE

254
Q

Geocentric Coordinated Time

A

TCG

255
Q

tetracyanoethylene

A

TCNE

256
Q

tetracyanoquinodimethane

A

TCNQ

257
Q

tricresyl phosphate

A

TCP

258
Q

two configuration self-consistent field

A

TCSCF

259
Q

toluene-2,4-diamine

A

TDA

260
Q

toluene diisocyanate

A

TDI

261
Q

transfer DNA

A

tDNA

262
Q

transverse electric

A

TE

263
Q

triethanolamine; triethylamine

A

TEA

264
Q

transferred electron device; transmission electron diffraction

A

TED

265
Q

triethylenediamine

A

TEDA

266
Q

transmission electron energy loss spectroscopy

A

TEELS

267
Q

transverse electromagnetic; transmission electron microscope

A

TEM

268
Q

temperature

A

temp

269
Q

thermoplastic elastic olefin

A

TEO

270
Q

tetraethyl pyrophosphate

A

TEPP

271
Q

tertiary (in chemical name)

A

tert

272
Q

2-{[2-hydroxy-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)ethyl]amino}-1-propanesulfonic acid

A

Tes

273
Q

Thomas-Fermi-Dirac (method)

A

TFD

274
Q

tetrafluoroethylene

A

TFE

275
Q

thermogravimetric analysis

A

TGA

276
Q

ribosylthymine

A

Thd

277
Q

transmission high energy electron diffraction

A

THEED

278
Q

theoretical

A

theor

279
Q

tetrahydrofuran

A

thf, THF

280
Q

1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline

A

THQ

281
Q

threonine

A

Thr

282
Q

thymine

A

Thy

283
Q

thermal ionization

A

TI

284
Q

triisopropanolamine

A

TIPA

285
Q

thermoluminescence

A

TL

286
Q

thin-layer chromatography

A

TLC

287
Q

threshold limit value

A

TLV

288
Q

transverse magnetic

A

TM

289
Q

tetrabutylammonium bromide

A

TMAB

290
Q

trimethylamine oxide

A

TMAO

291
Q

tri-m-cresyl phosphate

A

TMCP

292
Q

N,N,N’,N’-tetramethyl-1,2-ethanediamine

A

TMEDA

293
Q

threshold molecular weight value

A

TMMV

294
Q

tetramethylsilane

A

TMS

295
Q

2,4,6-trinitroaniline

A

TNA

296
Q

1,3,5-trinitrobenzene

A

TNB

297
Q

tetranitromethane

A

TNM

298
Q

2,4,6-trinitrotoluene

A

TNT

299
Q

tri-o-cresyl phosphate

A

TOCP

300
Q

turnover frequency

A

TOF

301
Q

time-of-flight mass spectrometer

A

TOF-MS

302
Q

tolyl

A

tol

303
Q

turnover number

A

TON

304
Q

trioctylphosphine oxide

A

TOPO

305
Q

torr (pressure unit)

A

Torr

306
Q

tri-o-tolyl phosphate

A

TOTP

307
Q

thermoplastic elastomer

A

TPE

308
Q

triphenyltin acetate

A

TPTA

309
Q

triphenyltin chloride

A

TPTC

310
Q

topological resonance energy

A

TRE

311
Q

trehalose

A

Tre

312
Q

N-[2-hydroxy-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)ethyl]glycine

A

Tricine

313
Q

2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol

A

Tris

314
Q

time-resolved microwave conductivity

A

TRMC

315
Q

transfer RNA

A

tRNA

316
Q

tryptophan

A

Trp

317
Q

transition

A

trs

318
Q

transition state

A

TS

319
Q

transition state spectroscopy

A

TSS

320
Q

generalized transition-state theory

A

TST

321
Q

tetrathiofulvalene

A

TTF

322
Q

tyrosine

A

Tyr

323
Q

uracil (in genetic code)

A

U

324
Q

electric potential difference; internal energy

A

U

325
Q

unified atomic mass unit

A

u

326
Q

Bloch function; electric mobility; velocity

A

u

327
Q

astronomical unit (AU is also used)

A

ua

328
Q

Urey-Bradley force field

A

UBFF

329
Q

1,1-dimethylhydrazine

A

UDMH

330
Q

uridine 5’-diphosphate

A

UDP

331
Q

ultrahigh frequency; unrestricted Hartree-Fock (method)

A

UHF

332
Q

ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene

A

UHMWPE

333
Q

ultra low density polyethylene

A

ULDPE

334
Q

ultra linear polyethylene

A

ULPE

335
Q

uridine 5’-monophosphate

A

UMP

336
Q

unsymmetrical (as chemical descriptor)

A

uns, unsym

337
Q

ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy

A

UPS, UPES

338
Q

uracil

A

Ura

339
Q

uridine

A

Urd

340
Q

United States Pharmacopeia

A

USP

341
Q

universal time

A

UT

342
Q

coordinated universal time

A

UTC

343
Q

uridine 5’-triphosphate

A

UTP

344
Q

ultraviolet

A

UV

345
Q

volt; valine

A

V

346
Q

electric potential; potential energy; volume

A

V

347
Q

reaction rate; specific volume; velocity; vibrational quantum number; vicinal (as chemical descriptor)

A

v

348
Q

volume per volume (volume of solute divided by volume of solution, expressed as percent)

A

v/v

349
Q

vinyl acetate, vanillic acid

A

VA

350
Q

valine

A

Val

351
Q

vaporization

A

vap

352
Q

vibration assisted tunneling

A

VAT

353
Q

valence band; valence bond (theory)

A

VB

354
Q

vibrational circular dichroism

A

VCD

355
Q

van der Waals interaction

A

VDW

356
Q

very high frequency

A

VHF

357
Q

vicinal (on adjacent carbon atom)

A

vic

358
Q

visible region of the spectrum

A

VIS

359
Q

vitreous (phase)

A

vit

360
Q

very low density polyethylene

A

VLDPE

361
Q

very low pressure pyrolysis

A

VLPP

362
Q

vanilmandelic acid

A

VMA

363
Q

volatile organic compound(s)

A

VOC

364
Q

valence orbital force field

A

VOFF

365
Q

vapor phase chromatography

A

VPC

366
Q

valence shell electron-pair repulsion (method)

A

VSEPR

367
Q

valence state ionization potential

A

VSIP

368
Q

very large scale integrated (circuit)

A

VSLI

369
Q

Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water

A

VSMOW

370
Q

vinyltrichlorosilane

A

VTCS

371
Q

vacuum ultraviolet

A

VUV

372
Q

watt; tryptophan

A

W

373
Q

radiant energy; statistical weight; work

A

W

374
Q

energy density; mass fraction; velocity; work

A

w

375
Q

weight per volume (mass of solute divided by volume of solution, usually expressed as g/100 mL)

A

w/v

376
Q

weight per weight (mass of solute divided by mass of solution, expressed as percent)

A

w/w

377
Q

wide angle x-ray scattering

A

WAXS

378
Q

weber

A

Wb

379
Q

Weber number

A

We

380
Q

Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (approximation)

A

WKB

381
Q

Williams-Landel-Ferry (equation)

A

WLF

382
Q

Wiswesser line notation

A

WLN

383
Q

weight

A

wt

384
Q

X unit; halogen (in chemical formula)

A

X

385
Q

reactance

A

X

386
Q

mole fraction

A

x

387
Q

unspecified amino acid

A

X, Xaa

388
Q

x-ray absorption fine structure

A

XAFS

389
Q

xanthine

A

Xan

390
Q

x-ray absorption near-edge structure

A

XANES

391
Q

xanthosine

A

Xao

392
Q

leucine or isoleucine (unspecified)

A

Xle

393
Q

crosslinked polyethylene

A

XLPE

394
Q

xylulose

A

Xlu, Xul

395
Q

x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

A

XPS, XPES

396
Q

x-ray diffraction

A

XRD

397
Q

x-ray fluorescence

A

XRF

398
Q

x-ray spectroscopy

A

XRS

399
Q

xylose

A

Xyl

400
Q

yotta (SI prefix for 1024); tyrosine

A

Y

401
Q

admittance; Planck function; Young’s modulus

A

Y

402
Q

yocto (SI prefix for 10–24)

A

y

403
Q

mole fraction for gas (when x refers to liquid phase)

A

y

404
Q

year

A

y, yr

405
Q

yttrium aluminum garnet

A

YAG

406
Q

yard

A

yd

407
Q

yttrium iron garnet

A

YIG

408
Q

zetta (SI prefix for 1021); glutamine or glutamic acid (unspecified)

A

Z

409
Q

atomic number; compression factor; collision number; impedance; partition function; zusammen (cis-configuration)

A

Z

410
Q

zepto (SI prefix for 10–21)

A

z

411
Q

charge number (of an ion); collision frequency factor

A

z

412
Q

zero differential overlap

A

ZDO

413
Q

Zerner’s INDO method

A

ZINDO

414
Q

zero point vibrational energy

A

ZPE, ZPVE

415
Q

Greenwich mean time

A

ZULU

416
Q

alpha particle

A

α

417
Q

absorption coefficient; degree of dissociation; electric polarizability; expansion coefficient; fine structure constant

A

α

418
Q

beta particle

A

β

419
Q

reciprocal temperature parameter (= 1/kT)

A

β

420
Q

photon; gamma (obsolete mass unit = µg)

A

γ

421
Q

activity coefficient; conductivity; magnetogyric ratio; mass concentration; ratio of heat capacities; surface tension

A

γ

422
Q

Grüneisen parameter; level width; surface concentration

A

Γ

423
Q

inertial defect; mass excess

A

∆

424
Q

chemical shift; Dirac delta function; Kronecker delta; loss angle

A

δ

425
Q

emittance; Levi-Civita symbol; linear strain; molar absorption coefficient; permittivity

A

ε

426
Q

Coriolis coupling constant; electrokinetic potential

A

ζ

427
Q

overpotential; viscosity

A

η

428
Q

compressibility; conductivity; magnetic susceptibility; molar absorption coefficient

A

κ

429
Q

absolute activity; radioactive decay constant; thermal conductivity; wavelength

A

λ

430
Q

angular momentum; ionic conductivity

A

Λ

431
Q

muon; micro (SI prefix for 10–6)

A

µ

432
Q

chemical potential; electric dipole moment; electric mobility; friction coefficient; Joule-Thompson coefficient; magnetic dipole moment; mobility; permeability

A

µ

433
Q

microfarad

A

µF

434
Q

microgram

A

µg

435
Q

micrometer

A

µm

436
Q

microsecond

A

µs

437
Q

frequency; kinematic velocity; stoichiometric number

A

ν

438
Q

neutrino

A

νe

439
Q

wavenumber

A

ν̃

440
Q

osmotic pressure; Peltier coefficient

A

Π

441
Q

pion

A

π

442
Q

density; reflectance; resistivity

A

ρ

443
Q

electrical conductivity; cross section; normal stress; shielding constant (NMR); Stefan-Boltzmann constant; surface tension; standard deviation

A

σ

444
Q

transmittance; chemical shift; shear stress; relaxation time

A

τ

445
Q

magnetic flux; potential energy; radiant power; work function

A

Φ

446
Q

electrical potential; fugacity coefficient; osmotic coefficient; quantum yield; wave function

A

φ

447
Q

magnetic susceptibility

A

χ

448
Q

electric susceptibility

A

χe

449
Q

wave function

A

ψ

450
Q

ohm

A

Ω

451
Q

axial angular momentum; solid angle

A

Ω

452
Q

circular frequency; angular velocity; harmonic vibration wavenumber; statistical weight

A

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