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HDL High-density lipoprotein
HPLC High-Pressure (performance, power)Liquid Chromatography {Merck}
HSA Human Serum Albumin
HWC Health and Welfare Canada

IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer {Merck}
ICC Interstate Commerce Commission (USA) {Merck}
IDP Inosine-5'-diphosphate {Merck}
ie That is; that is to say (id est) {Merck}
IEF Isoelectric Focusing {Merck}
IFIC International Food Information Council
IFSTI Institute of Food Science & Technology of Ireland
IFST Institute of Food Science and Technology
ig Intragastric
IMP Inosine-5'-monophosphate {Merck}
incl Including {Merck}; included
inorg Inorganic
insol Insoluble
IR Infra-red
ISO Internal Organisation for Standardisation {Merck}
ISO 9000 An extension of GMP (which see) and TQM (which see),
expanded to an internationally recognised set of quality
control standards through improved documentation systems.
ITP Inosine-5'-triphosphate {Merck}
IU International Unit
IUC International Union of Chemistry {Merck}
IUFoST International Union of Food Science & Technology
IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
iv Intravenous

J Joule(s)

l- levorotatory
LC Lethal Concentration {Merck}
LC50 LC for 50% of animals tested
LD Lethal Dose {Merck}
LD50 LD for 50% of animals tested
LDL Low-Density lipoproteins
log Common logarithm (Base 10)
logn Base n logarithm, where n is a base number (as in log2)
loi Limit of impurities {Merck}
ln Natural logarithm
LPS Lipopolysaccharide

MAC Maximum allowable Concentration {Merck}
MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (of the UK)
max Maximum; maxima {Merck}
Mb Myoglobin
MbO2 Oxymyoglobin {Merck}
MCA Manufacturing Chemists Association (USA)
mcg Microgram
mCi Millicurie
Me/Met Methyl
MetOH/MeOH Methanol; methyl alcohol
mfg/mfr Manufacture; manufacturing {Merck}
min Minimum; minutes
MLD Minimum lethal dose
MO Microorganism; Molecular Orbital
MOA Ministry of Agriculture (Canada)
MOEE Ministry of Environment and Energy (Canada)
mp Melting point
ms- Meso (internally compensated) {Merck}
MS Mass spectrometry
mw Molecular weight

n The Omega carbon (as in n-6 for "omega-6"); Avogandro's
number; number of moles (as in PV=nRT).
NAD+/NADH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced)
NADP/NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced)
NBS National Bureau of Standards (USA)
NCAHF National Council Against Health Fraud (USA)
NCTC National Collection of Type Cultures (USA)
NDP/NMP/NTP N-5'-mono/di/triphosphate, where N is any nucleoside
ng Nanogram
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health {Merck}
nm Nanometers
NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NRDC National Research Development Corporation (USA) {Merck}
NSAID Non-Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs {Merck}
NSC National Service Center (USA) {Merck}
NSERC National Science and Engineering Research Council (Canada)
NSF National Science Foundation (USA)
NZIFST New Zealand Institute of Food Science & Technology

o- Ortho
O Oxygen; denoting attachment to an oxygen atom {Merck}
OAA Oxaloacetate
OD Optical density
OSHA Occupational Health and Safety Act (USA) {Merck}
OsM Osmolar

p- Para
Pa Pascal
PABA Para-Aminobenzoic Acid
PAGE Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
pH The negative base-10 log of the H+ concentration
pK The negative base-10 logarithm of the equilibrium constant,
K, for the reaction in question.
ppb Parts per billion
ppm Parts per million
ppt Precipitate(d)
Pr n-Propyl

Q Glutamine {Stryer}; Coenzyme Q (ubiquinone)
QA Quality Assurance
QC Quality Control
qv which see (quod vide) {Merck}

R Arginine {Stryer}; Universal gas constant; alkyl group {Merck}
(R)- Rectus (Right) (naming groups around a central carbon) {Merck}
RIST Radioimmunosorbent test {Merck}
RNA Ribonucleic acid
hnRNA Heterogenous nuclear RNA
mRNA Messenger RNA
nRNA Nuclear RNA
rRNA Ribosomal RNA
snRNA Small Nuclear RNA
tRNA Transfer (soluble) RNA
RNase Ribonuclease
RNI Recommended Nutrient Intakes for Canadians
RTECS Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances

s- symmetrical
S Serine {Stryer}; Sulfur; denoting attachment to S
(S)- Sinister (left) (Opposite of R) {Merck}
sc Subcutaneous
SDS Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
sec Seconds
sec- Secondary; attachment to secondary carbon
sg/sp gr Specific gravity
SI International System of Units
sol Soluble; solubility
ss Single stranded
STP Standard Temperature and Pressure
sym- Symmetrical

T Threonine {Stryer}; Temperature
T(1/2) Half-life
TDP/TMP/TTP Thymidine di/mono/triphosphate {Merck}
TDT Thermal death time (for MO's (which see))
temp Temperature
tert- Tertiary; denoting attachment to tertiary carbon
Tris tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane
TQM Total-Quality Management

UDP/UMP/UTP Uridine di/mono/triphosphate
UKFFoST UK Federation for Food Science and Technology
USD United States Dispensatory {Merck}
USDA United States Department of Agriculture {Merck}
USFDA The United States Food and Drug Administration (also FDA)
USP United States Pharmacopeia {Merck}
uv Ultraviolet

v Volume; volt(s)
VLDL Very Low-Density Lipoproteins
vol Volume
vs Versus
v/v % Volume in volume {Merck}

WHO World Health Organisation (United Nations)
wt weight
w/v % Weight in volume {Merck}
w/w % Weight in weight {Merck}

Z Glutamine or glutamic acid {Stryer}; Z-Value - the change
in temperature needed to change TDT by a factor of 10.
(Z)- Zusammen (German for together) - or "Zame Zide" from my
organic chemistry days :-) {Merck}


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HDL High-density lipoprotein
HPLC High-Pressure (performance, power)Liquid Chromatography {Merck}
HSA Human Serum Albumin
HWC Health and Welfare Canada

IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer {Merck}
ICC Interstate Commerce Commission (USA) {Merck}
IDP Inosine-5'-diphosphate {Merck}
ie That is; that is to say (id est) {Merck}
IEF Isoelectric Focusing {Merck}
IFIC International Food Information Council
IFSTI Institute of Food Science & Technology of Ireland
IFST Institute of Food Science and Technology
ig Intragastric
IMP Inosine-5'-monophosphate {Merck}
incl Including {Merck}; included
inorg Inorganic
insol Insoluble
IR Infra-red
ISO Internal Organisation for Standardisation {Merck}
ISO 9000 An extension of GMP (which see) and TQM (which see),
expanded to an internationally recognised set of quality
control standards through improved documentation systems.
ITP Inosine-5'-triphosphate {Merck}
IU International Unit
IUC International Union of Chemistry {Merck}
IUFoST International Union of Food Science & Technology
IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
iv Intravenous

J Joule(s)

l- levorotatory
LC Lethal Concentration {Merck}
LC50 LC for 50% of animals tested
LD Lethal Dose {Merck}
LD50 LD for 50% of animals tested
LDL Low-Density lipoproteins
log Common logarithm (Base 10)
logn Base n logarithm, where n is a base number (as in log2)
loi Limit of impurities {Merck}
ln Natural logarithm
LPS Lipopolysaccharide

MAC Maximum allowable Concentration {Merck}
MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (of the UK)
max Maximum; maxima {Merck}
Mb Myoglobin
MbO2 Oxymyoglobin {Merck}
MCA Manufacturing Chemists Association (USA)
mcg Microgram
mCi Millicurie
Me/Met Methyl
MetOH/MeOH Methanol; methyl alcohol
mfg/mfr Manufacture; manufacturing {Merck}
min Minimum; minutes
MLD Minimum lethal dose
MO Microorganism; Molecular Orbital
MOA Ministry of Agriculture (Canada)
MOEE Ministry of Environment and Energy (Canada)
mp Melting point
ms- Meso (internally compensated) {Merck}
MS Mass spectrometry
mw Molecular weight

n The Omega carbon (as in n-6 for "omega-6"); Avogandro's
number; number of moles (as in PV=nRT).
NAD+/NADH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced)
NADP/NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced)
NBS National Bureau of Standards (USA)
NCAHF National Council Against Health Fraud (USA)
NCTC National Collection of Type Cultures (USA)
NDP/NMP/NTP N-5'-mono/di/triphosphate, where N is any nucleoside
ng Nanogram
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health {Merck}
nm Nanometers
NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NRDC National Research Development Corporation (USA) {Merck}
NSAID Non-Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs {Merck}
NSC National Service Center (USA) {Merck}
NSERC National Science and Engineering Research Council (Canada)
NSF National Science Foundation (USA)
NZIFST New Zealand Institute of Food Science & Technology

o- Ortho
O Oxygen; denoting attachment to an oxygen atom {Merck}
OAA Oxaloacetate
OD Optical density
OSHA Occupational Health and Safety Act (USA) {Merck}
OsM Osmolar

p- Para
Pa Pascal
PABA Para-Aminobenzoic Acid
PAGE Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
pH The negative base-10 log of the H+ concentration
pK The negative base-10 logarithm of the equilibrium constant,
K, for the reaction in question.
ppb Parts per billion
ppm Parts per million
ppt Precipitate(d)
Pr n-Propyl

Q Glutamine {Stryer}; Coenzyme Q (ubiquinone)
QA Quality Assurance
QC Quality Control
qv which see (quod vide) {Merck}

R Arginine {Stryer}; Universal gas constant; alkyl group {Merck}
(R)- Rectus (Right) (naming groups around a central carbon) {Merck}
RIST Radioimmunosorbent test {Merck}
RNA Ribonucleic acid
hnRNA Heterogenous nuclear RNA
mRNA Messenger RNA
nRNA Nuclear RNA
rRNA Ribosomal RNA
snRNA Small Nuclear RNA
tRNA Transfer (soluble) RNA
RNase Ribonuclease
RNI Recommended Nutrient Intakes for Canadians
RTECS Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances

s- symmetrical
S Serine {Stryer}; Sulfur; denoting attachment to S
(S)- Sinister (left) (Opposite of R) {Merck}
sc Subcutaneous
SDS Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
sec Seconds
sec- Secondary; attachment to secondary carbon
sg/sp gr Specific gravity
SI International System of Units
sol Soluble; solubility
ss Single stranded
STP Standard Temperature and Pressure
sym- Symmetrical

T Threonine {Stryer}; Temperature
T(1/2) Half-life
TDP/TMP/TTP Thymidine di/mono/triphosphate {Merck}
TDT Thermal death time (for MO's (which see))
temp Temperature
tert- Tertiary; denoting attachment to tertiary carbon
Tris tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane
TQM Total-Quality Management

UDP/UMP/UTP Uridine di/mono/triphosphate
UKFFoST UK Federation for Food Science and Technology
USD United States Dispensatory {Merck}
USDA United States Department of Agriculture {Merck}
USFDA The United States Food and Drug Administration (also FDA)
USP United States Pharmacopeia {Merck}
uv Ultraviolet

v Volume; volt(s)
VLDL Very Low-Density Lipoproteins
vol Volume
vs Versus
v/v % Volume in volume {Merck}

WHO World Health Organisation (United Nations)
wt weight
w/v % Weight in volume {Merck}
w/w % Weight in weight {Merck}

Z Glutamine or glutamic acid {Stryer}; Z-Value - the change
in temperature needed to change TDT by a factor of 10.
(Z)- Zusammen (German for together) - or "Zame Zide" from my
organic chemistry days :-) {Merck}


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