loadingweber (unit) Wb week (unit) wk weight wt. x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy XPS yard (unit) yd year (unit) yr zero differential overlap ZDO * Terms whose plurals are not automatically abbreviated by adding \# If prefixed, these words are generally abbreviated. For examples, see the list of \for some common prefixed terms\which precedes Listing A.
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Listing B
A ampere (unit) ? angstrom (unit) abs. absolute abstr. abstract
a.c. alternating current ACTH adrenocorticotropin addn. addition addnl. additional(ly)
ADP adenosine 5'-diphosphate alc. alcohol(ic)
aliph. aliphatic alk. alkaline alky. alkalinity
AMP adenosine 5'-monophosphate amt. amount
amu atomic mass unit
anal. analysis, analytical(ly) anhyd. anhydrous AO atomic orbital app. apparatus approx. approximate(ly) approxn. approximation APW augmented plane wave aq. aqueous arom. aromatic assoc. associate assocd. associated assocg. associating assocn. association asym. asymmetric(al)(ly) at. atomic
atm atmosphere (unit) atm. atmospheric
ATP adenosine 5'-triphosphate
ATPase adenosine triphosphatase av. average
AVE all valence electron bbl barrel (unit) bcc. body centered cubic BCS bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer BOD biochemical oxygen demand b.p. boiling point Bq becquerel (unit) Btu British thermal unit Bu butyl (normal) bu bushel (unit) mB Bohr magneton (unit) C coulomb (unit)
°C degree Cecal calorie (unit) calc. calculate calcd. calculated calcg. calculating calcn. calculation cAMP cyclic AMP c.d. current density CD circular dichroism CDP cytidine 5'-diphosphate
lsius (centigrade) (unit) CEPA coupled electron pair approximation cfm cubic feet per minute (unit) cGMP cyclic GMP
chem. chemical(ly), chemistry CI configuration interaction Ci curie (unit) clin. clinical(ly)
CM-cellulose carboxymethyl cellulose CMP cytidine 5'-monophosphate
CNDO complete neglect of differential overlap CoA coenzyme A
COD chemical oxygen demand coeff. coefficient com. commercial(ly) compd. compound compn. composition ConA concanavalin A conc. concentrate concd. concentrated concg. concentrating concn. concentration cond. conductivity const. constant contg. containing