Laboratory
Abbreviations and Acronyms
| A |
Acid |
| A |
ampere
|
| A |
angstrom |
| aa |
amino
acid |
| AA |
Atomic
Absorption |
| AAAS |
American
Association for the Advancement of Science |
| AACI |
American
Association for Clinical Chemistry |
| AALAS |
American
Association for Laboratory Animal Science |
| AAMI |
Association
for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation |
| Ab |
antibody
|
| ABIF |
Avidin-Biotin Immunofluorescence |
| ACE |
Adverse
Clinical Event |
| ACE |
Angiotensin-converting
enzyme |
| ACGIH |
American
Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
| ACIF |
Anticomplement
immunofluorescence |
| ADCC |
antibody
dependent cellular cytotoxicity |
| ADE |
Adverse Drug Event |
| ADI |
accepted daily intake |
| ADME |
Absorption,
distribution, metabolism, elimination |
| ADXPS |
Angular
Dependent X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| AED |
Atomic
Emission Detector |
| AEM |
Analytical
Electron Microscopy |
| AES |
atomic
emission spectroscopy |
| AES |
Auger
electron spectroscopy |
| AFB |
Acid-fast
bacilli |
| AFLB |
Amplification
fragment length polymorphism |
| AFM |
Atomic
Force Microscopy |
| AFS |
Atomic
Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| A/G |
albumin-to-globulin |
| ACIL |
American Council of Independent Laboratories |
| ACS |
American
Chemical Society |
| AE |
Agarose
electrophoresis |
| Ag |
antigen
|
| ALK |
Alkaline |
| ALP |
Accredited
Laboratory Program |
| ALT |
Alanine
aminotransferase |
| AMA |
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 |
| AMI |
Antibody-mediated
immune response |
| ANA |
Anti-nuclear
Antibodies |
| ANOVA |
Analysis
of Variance |
| ANSI |
American
National Standards Institute |
| AOAC
|
Association
of Official Analytical Chemists |
| APB |
Acid
Producing Bacteria |
| APC |
antigen
presenting cell |
| APS |
Appearance
potential spectroscopy |
| APSTM |
Analytical
Photon Scanning Tunneling Microscope |
| AQL |
Acceptable
Quality Level |
| AR |
analytical
reagent |
| AR
|
Antimicrobial Resistance |
| ARUPS |
Angle-resolved
ultraviolet spectroscopy |
| ASM
|
American Society for Microbiology |
| ASCP |
American
Society of Clinical Pathologists |
| ASQC |
American
Society for Quality Control |
| ASTM |
American
Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATC |
Acute
Toxic Class |
| ATCC
|
American
Type Culture Collection |
| ATP |
Adenosine
Triphosphate |
| ATSDR |
Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| AWQC |
Ambient
Water Quality Criteria |
| B
cell |
bursa-derived
lymphocyte |
| BA-ELISA |
Biotin-avidin
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| BAC |
bacterial
artificial chromosome |
| BAC |
Biological
Activated Carbon |
| BAM |
Bacteriological
Analytical Manual |
| BAP |
Blood
Agar Plate |
| BBB |
Blood-Brain
Barrier |
| BCF |
Bioconcentration
factor |
| BCG |
Bacille
Calmette-Guerin |
| bcr |
Breakpoint
cluster region |
| BHP |
British
Herbal Pharmacopeia |
| BEI |
Biological
Exposure Index |
| BEM |
Biological
effect monitoring |
| BFP |
Biofilm
Formation Potential |
| BFU-E |
Burst-forming
unit -- erythrocytes |
| BIMO |
Bioresearch
Monitoring |
| BIO |
Biotechnology
Industry Organization |
| BL |
BioLuminescence |
| BLA |
Biologics
License Application |
| BOD |
Biological Oxygen Demand |
| bp |
base
pair |
| BP |
British
Pharmacopoeia |
| BRU |
Brucella
blood agar |
| BSC |
Biological
Safety Cabinet |
| BSA |
Bovine
Serum Albumin |
| BSL |
Biosafety
Level |
| Bt |
Bacillus thuringiensis |
| BQ |
becquerel
|
| C:N |
Carbon-to-nitrogen
ratio |
| C&S |
Culture
and sensitivity |
| CA |
Chemical
Abstracts |
| CAAL |
Consortium
for Automated Analytical Laboratories |
| Caco
-2 |
Human
acute leukemia cell line |
| CAE |
Cellulose
acetate electrophoresis |
| CAE |
capillary
array electrophoresis |
| CAM |
cell
adhesion molecule |
| CAP |
Chocolate
agar plate |
| CAP |
College
of American Pathologists |
| CARS |
Coherent
Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy |
| CAS
|
Chemical
Abstracts Service |
| CCA |
Campy-Cefex
Agar Plate |
| CCFA |
Cycloserine-Cefoxitin-Fructose
Agar |
| CCFAC |
Codex Committee on Food Additives
and Contaminants |
| CCL-30 |
Human
nasal septum cells - squamous cell carcinoma |
| CCT |
Constant
Current Topography |
| CD |
cluster
designation antigen |
| cDNA |
Complementary
DNA |
| CE |
Capillary
Electrophoresis |
| CF |
Complement
fixation |
| CFIA |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
| CFU |
Colony
forming unit |
| CFU
-GM |
Colony-forming
unit - granulocyte/macrophage |
| CFU
-MK |
Colony-forming
unit - megakaryocytes |
| CGC |
Capillary
Gas Electrophoresis |
| CGE |
Capillary
Gel Electrophoresis |
| CHA |
Concentric
hemispherical analyzer |
| CHO |
Carbohydrates
|
| CHO |
Chinese
hamster ovary |
| CI |
Chemical
Ionization |
| CIA |
Chemiluminescence
Assays |
| CIE |
Counterimmunoelectrophoresis |
| CIEF |
Capillary
Isoelectric Focusing |
| CITS |
Current
imaging tunneling spectroscopy |
| CL |
ChemiLuminescence |
| CLSI |
Clinical
and Laboratory Standards Institute |
| CMI |
cell
mediated immunity |
| CML |
cell-mediated
lysis |
| CNN |
Computational
Neural Network |
| CP |
Crude
Protein |
| CPI |
cell
proliferation index |
| CoA |
Coagglutination |
| COGAP |
Code
of Good Agricultural Practice |
| COSY |
correlation
spectroscopy |
| CPE |
Cytopathic
effect |
| CRO |
Contract
Research Organization |
| CS |
Casein
|
| CSA |
colony
stimulating factor |
| CT |
Computed
tomography |
| CTL |
cytotoxic
lymphocytes |
| CWA |
Clean
Water Act |
| CYA |
Charcoal
yeast extract |
| CZE |
Capillary
Zone Electrophoresis |
| DA |
Direct
agglutination |
| DC |
dendritic
cell |
| DESI
|
Drug Efficacy Study Implementation |
| DFA |
Direct
fluorescent antibody test |
| DGGE |
denaturing
gradient gel electrophoresis |
| DIC |
dissolved
inorganic carbon |
| DIC |
Disseminated
intravascular coagulation |
| Diff. |
differential
blood count |
| DME |
Detrimental
Microbiological Effects |
| DNMR |
Dynamic
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| DO |
Dissolved
Oxygen |
| DOC |
Dissolved
Organic Carbon |
| DPP |
Differential
Pulse Polarography |
| DRIFT |
Diffuse-Reflectance
Infrared Fourier Transform spectroscopy |
| DRV |
daily reference value |
| DSITMS |
direct
sampling ion trap mass spectrometry |
| DSC/TGA |
differential
scanning calorimeter/thermogravimetric analyzer |
| DSC |
Differential
Scanning Calorimetry |
| DTA |
Differential
Thermal Analysis |
| DTC |
Differential
Thermal Calorimetry |
| DTG |
Differential
Thermogravimetry |
| DTH |
delayed
type hypersensitivity |
| EAP |
Enterococcosel
Agar Plate |
| ECACC
|
European
Collection of Cell Cultures |
| ECD |
electron
capture detection |
| ECETOC |
European
Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals |
| ECF |
eosinophil
chemotactic factor |
| ECLs
|
Established
Cell Lines |
| ECL |
electrochemiluminescence |
| EDS |
Energy
Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy |
| EELS |
Electron
Energy Loss Spectrometry |
| EFFF |
Electric
Field Flow Fractionation |
| EGR |
Exponential
Growth Rate |
| EH&S |
environmental
Health and Safety |
| EI |
Electron
Ionization
|
| EIA |
Enzyme
immunoassay |
| ELISA |
Enzyme
Linked Immunosorbant Assays |
| ELR |
Electronic
laboratory reporting |
| ELSD |
Evaporative
Light Scattering Detection |
| EM |
Electron
Microscopy |
| EMB |
Eosin
Methylene |
| EMC |
Electromagnetic
Compatiability |
| EMIRS |
Electrochemically
Modulated IR Spectroscopy |
| ENDOR |
electron
nuclear double resonance |
| EP |
Extraction
Procedure |
| EPMA |
Electron
Probe MicroAnalysis |
| EPR |
electron
paramagnetic resonance |
| ES |
embryonic
stem |
| ESCA |
Electron
Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis |
| ES-MS |
electrospray
mass spectrometry |
| ESI |
electrospray
ionization |
| ESP |
Electrostatic Precipitor |
| ESR |
Electron
Spin Resonance |
| EXAFS |
extended
X-ray absorption fine structure |
| EYA |
Egg
yolk agar |
| Eh |
Oxidation-reduction
potential |
| FAA |
Furnace
Atomic Absorption |
| FAAS |
Flame
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
| FABMS |
Fast
Atom Bombardment Mass Spectrometry |
| FACS |
fluorescent-activated
cell sorter |
| EOS |
End of Study |
| EP |
Electrophoresis |
| EP |
European
Pharmacopoeia |
| EPA |
environmental
Protection Agency |
| EPMA |
electron
probe microanalysis |
| EPL |
Effective
Patent Life |
| EMI |
Electronmagnetic
Interference |
| EMIT |
Enzyme
Multiplies Immunoassay Technique |
| EMLAP |
environmental Microbiology Laboratory Accreditation
Program |
| Ent. |
Entomology |
| ER
/ ES |
Electronic
Records / Electronic Signatures |
| ESACT |
European
Society for Animal Cell Technology |
| EST |
Expressed
Sequence Tag |
| ETO |
Ethylene
Oxide |
| EU |
Endotoxin
Unit |
| EUP |
Experimental
Use Permit |
| F |
Fluorimetry |
| FA |
Fluorescent
antibody |
| FAB-MS |
fast-atom
bombardment mass spectrometry |
| FACS |
fluorescence-activated
cell sorter |
| FAMA |
Fluorescent
antibody to membrane antigen |
| FARCE |
Freezing
at the reactive centers of enzymes |
| FASP |
food
additive safety profile |
| FAT |
fluorescent
antibody test |
| FCM |
Flow
cyctometry |
| Fc |
crystalizable
region of antibody |
| FD/MS |
field
desorption mass spectrometry |
| FEM |
Field
emission microscopy |
| FES |
Flame
Emission Spectroscopy |
|
|
| FFAs |
Free
Fatty Acids |
| FFF |
Field-flow
(field-force) fractionation |
| FIA |
Flow
Injection Analysis |
| FIA |
Fluorescent
immunoassay |
| FIFR |
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
Act |
| FIM |
Field
Ion Microscopy |
| FIMS |
field
ionization mass spectrometry |
| FISH |
Fluorescent
In Situ Hybridization |
| FITC |
Fluorescein
isothiocyanate |
| FPIA |
Fluorescence
Polarization Immunoassay |
| FR |
framework
region of antibody |
| FSIS |
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
| FT
|
Fourier
Transform Mass Analyzers |
| FTA |
Fluorescent
treponemal antibody |
| FTICR |
fourier
transform ioncyclotron resonance |
| FTIR |
Fourier
Transform Infrared |
| FS |
Feasibility
Study |
| G-CSF |
Granulocyte-macrophage
colony-stimulating factor |
| GAP |
Good
agricultural practice |
| GBASE |
Genome
Database of the Mouse |
| GC |
Gas
Chromatography |
| GC/MS
|
Gas
Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry |
| GDB |
Genome
Database |
| GEO |
genetically engineered organisms |
| GLC |
Gas-liquid
chromatography |
| GLP |
Good
Laboratory Practices |
| GMP |
Good
Manufacturing Practices |
| |
genetically modified |
| GMO |
Genetically
Modified Organism |
| GM-CSF |
Granulocyte-macrophage
colony-stimulating factor |
| GMPP |
Genetically Modified Pest-Protected |
| GN |
Gram-negative |
| GPC |
gel
permeation chromatography |
| GRAS |
generally
recognized as safe |
| GSC |
Gas-Solid
Chromatography |
| GSDB |
Genome
Sequence Data Base |
| H441 |
Human
pulmonary adenocarcinoma cell line |
| HA |
haemagglutination |
| HAACP |
Hazard
Analysis Critical Control Point |
| HCA |
hydrophobic
cluster analysis |
| HDC |
HydroDynamic
Chromatography |
| HDL |
High
Density Lipoprotein |
| HEL |
Human
Embryonal Lung cells |
| HeLa |
Human
cervical adenocarcinoma cell line |
| HEPA |
high-efficiency
particulate air |
| HepG2 |
Human
hepatocellular carcinoma cell line |
| HGPRT |
hypoxanthineguanine
phosphoribosyl transferase activity |
| HHI |
Heroutsourceahl-Hirschman Index |
| HIMA |
Health
Industries Manufacturers Association |
| HL-60 |
Human
acute leukemia cell line |
| HLA |
human
leukocyte antigen |
| HM |
Hazardous Material |
| HPC |
Heterotrophic
Plate Count Bacteria |
| HPLC |
High
Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| HPRT |
hypoxanthine
phosphoribosyl transferase |
| HPTLC |
High-Performance
Thin-Layer Chromatography |
| HRCGC |
High
Resolution Capillary Gas Chromatography |
| HREELS |
High
resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy |
| HRFIMS |
high-resolution
field-ionization mass spectrometry |
| HRGC |
high-resolution
gas chromatography |
| HRMS |
high-resolution
mass spectrometry |
| HRP |
Horseradish
Peroxidase |
| HSL |
Hazardous
Substances List |
| HW |
Hazardous Waste |
| IA |
immunoassay |
| IC |
ion
chromatography |
| IC |
Inhibitory
concentration |
| ICA |
Immunocytochemical
assay |
| ICAP |
inductively
coupled argon plasma emission spectroscopy |
| ICH |
International
Conference of Harmonization |
| ICP/AES |
inductively coupled plasma/atomic emission spectroscopy |
| ICP/MS |
inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry |
| ICP/OES |
inductively coupled plasma/optical emission spectrometry |
| IDC |
interdigitating
cell |
| IDE |
Investigational
Device Exemption |
| ID-MS |
Isotope
Dilution Mass Spectrometry |
| IEC |
Ion-Exchange
Chromatography |
| IEF |
Isoelectric
Focusing |
| IEP |
immunoelectrophoresis
|
| IFA |
Immunofluorescent
Assay |
| IFCC |
International Federation of Clinical Chemistry
and Laboratory Medicine |
| IFE |
Immunofixation
electrophoresis |
| IFIX |
Immunofixation |
| Ig |
immunoglobulin
|
| IgG |
immunoglobulin
G |
| IgM |
immunoglobulin
M |
| IHA |
Indirect
hemagglutination |
| IL |
interleukin
|
| IMD |
Immunodiffusion
|
| IND |
Investigational
New Drug |
| IMR32 |
Human
neuroblastoma cell line -- differentiated |
| IP |
Immunoperoxidase
|
| IR |
immune
response |
| IR |
Infrared |
| IRMA |
Immunoradiometric
Assay |
| IRS |
Internal
Reflection Spectroscopy |
| ISCA |
Ionization
Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis |
| ISS |
Ion Scattering Spectrometry |
| ISS |
in
situ sampling |
| IVD |
In
Vitro Diagnostic |
| KIA |
Kligler's
iron agar |
| LA |
Latex
agglutination |
| LAF |
Laminar
Air Flow |
| LAL |
Limulus
Amebocyte Lysate |
| LAMMS |
Laser
Micro Mass Specrometry |
| LC |
Lethal
Blood Concentration |
| LC |
Liquid
Chromatography |
| LC/MS |
liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry |
| LD |
Loading
dose |
| LD-MS |
Laser-assisted
desorption mass spectrometry |
| LDL |
Low
Density Lipoprotein |
| LEED |
Low
Energy Electron Diffraction |
| LEEM |
Low
Energy Electron Microscopy |
| LET |
Leukocyte
esterase test |
| LFA |
leukocyte
functional antigen |
| LFM |
Lateral
force microscopy |
| LGL |
large
granular lymphocyte |
| LI |
leachability
index |
| LIF |
Laser-induced
Fluoresecence |
| LIMS |
Laboratory
Information Management Systems |
| LIS |
laser-isotope separation |
| LKV |
Laked
kanamycin-vancomycin agar |
| LLC |
Liquid-Liquid
Chromatography |
| LLNA |
Local
Lymph Node Assay |
| Lm |
Listeria monocytogenes |
| LM |
Light
microscopy |
| LMC |
Lymphocyte
microcytotoxicity |
| LMOs |
living modified organisms |
| LOAEL |
Lowest
Observable Adverse Effect Level |
| LOD |
Limit
Of Detection |
| LPA |
Latex
particle agglutination |
| LPS |
lipopolysaccharide
(endotoxin) |
| LRMA |
Laser
Raman Micro Analysis |
| LSC |
Liquid
Scintillation Counter |
| LSC |
Liquid-Solid
Chromatography |
| LT |
lymphotoxin
|
| LTR |
Light
transmission ratio |
| M |
Molar |
| MAb |
Monoclonal
Antibody |
| MAC |
MacConkey
Agar |
| MAC-EIA |
IgM
antibody capture EIA |
| MAD |
multi-wavelength
anomalous diffraction |
| MAF |
macrophage
activating facor |
| MALDI |
matrix-assisted
laser desorption ionization |
|
|
| MALT |
mucosal-associated
lymphoid tissue |
| MAP |
Mouse
Antibody Production |
| MBC |
Minimum
bactericidal concentration |
| MC |
Moisture
content |
| MCA |
MultiChannel
Analyser |
| MCB |
Master
Cell Bank |
| MDCK |
Madin
Darby Canine Kidney cells |
| MDGC |
MultiDimensional
GC |
| MDL |
minimum detection limit |
| MEIA |
Microparticle
enzyme Immunoassay |
|
|
| MHC |
major
histocompatibility complex |
|
|
| MIC |
Minimum
Inhibitory Concentration |
| MID |
Multiple
Ion Detection |
| MIF |
macrophage
inhibition factor |
| MLA |
mouse
lymphoma assay |
| MLC |
mixed
lymphocyte culture |
| MLC |
Minimum
lethal concentration |
| MLR |
mixed
lymphocyte response |
| MO |
monocyte
|
| MPI |
MultiPhoton
Ionization |
| MPN |
Most
Probable Number |
| MRI |
Magnetic
Resonance Imaging |
| MRLs |
maximum residue limits |
| MS |
Mass
Spectrometry |
| MSDS |
Material
Safety Data Sheet |
| MSIA |
mass
spectrographic immunoassay |
|
|
| MW |
Molecular
weight |
|
|
| NAA |
neutron
activation analysis |
| NB |
Northern
Blot |
|
|
| NBE |
New
Biological Entity |
| NCCLS |
National
Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards |
| NCE |
New
Chemical Entity |
| NCS |
Noncrystallographic
Symmetry |
| NCTR |
National
Center for Toxicological Research |
| NDR |
Nondispersive
Infrared Analysis |
| NDT |
nondestructive
testing |
| NEPH |
Nephelometry |
|
|
| NF |
National
Formulary |
| NHK |
Normal
human keratinocyte |
| NHNP |
Human
brain neural progenitor cell line |
| NICI |
Negative
Ion Chemical Ionization |
| NIR |
Near
Infrared |
| NIRA |
Near-Infrared
Reflectance Analysis |
| NK
cell |
natural
killer cell |
| NME |
New
Molecular Entity |
|
|
| NMR |
Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance |
| NT2 |
Human
brain neural progenitor cell line; from teratocarcinoma |
| NT |
Neutralization |
| NTP |
National
Toxicology Program |
| OD
|
optical
density |
| OES |
Optical
Emission Spectroscopy |
| O-F |
Oxidation-fermentation
medium |
| OMA |
Optical
Multichannel Analyzer |
| OMH |
optimal
matching hydrophobicity |
| OOS |
Out
of Specification |
|
|
| ORD |
optical
rotatory dispersion |
|
|
| ORF |
Open
reading frame |
|
|
| OVA
|
organic
vapor analyzer |
| PAA |
photon
activation analysis |
| PAF |
platelet
activating factor |
| PAGE |
Polyacrylamide
gel electrophoresis |
| PAS |
PhotoAcoustic
Spectroscopy |
| PB=PK |
physiologically
based pharmacokinetic model |
| PCNA |
Proliferating
cell nuclear antigen |
| PCR |
Polymerase
Chain Reaction |
| PD |
Pharmacodynamics
|
| PD |
Plasma
Desorption |
| PDMS |
Plasma
Desorption Mass Spectrometry |
| PDA |
Potato
dextrose agar |
|
|
| PDMS |
plasma-desorption mass spectrometry |
| PEA |
Phenylethyl
alcohol agar |
| PEEM |
Photoemission
electron microscopy |
| PEP |
Protein
electrophoresis |
| PES |
PhotoElectron
Spectroscopy |
| PES |
Photoemission
spectroscopy |
| PEt |
Potential
evapotranspiration |
| PFC |
plaque-forming
cell |
|
|
| PFGE |
Pulsed
Field Gel Electrophoresis |
| PFU |
plaque-forming
unit |
| PHA |
phytohemagglutinin |
| PHB |
Poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate |
| Pk |
Pharmacokinetics |
| PCR |
Polymerase
Chain Reaction |
| PPD |
Purified
protein derivative |
| ppt |
parts per thousand |
| PTGS |
Post-transcriptional Gene Silencing |
| QC |
Quality
Control |
| QNS |
Quantity
not sufficient. |
| QTL |
Quantitative Trait Loci |
| RAPD |
Random
amplified polymorphic DNA |
| RAST |
radioallergosorbent
test |
| rDNA |
recombinant
DNA |
|
|
| RDA |
recommended
daily allowance |
| REA |
Radiative
energy attenuation |
| REM |
Reflection
Electron Microscopy |
| RFLP |
Restriction
Fragment Length Polymorphism |
| RFU |
Relative
fluorescent units |
| RGA |
Residual
gas analyzer |
| RH |
Relative
Humidity |
| RI |
Refractive
Index |
| RIA |
Radioimmunoassay |
| RID |
Radial
Immunodiffusion |
| RIP |
Radioimmunoprecipitation |
| RIPA |
Radioimmunoprecipitation
Assay |
| RIS |
Resonance
Ionization Spectroscopy |
| RIST |
radioimmunosorbent
test |
| RT |
Room
Temperature |
| RNA |
Ribonucleic
Acid |
| RO |
Reverse
Osmosis |
| RPLC |
Reversed-Phase
Liquid Chromatography |
| RT-PCR |
Reverse
Transciptase PCR |
|
|
| SAL |
Sterility
Assurance Level |
| SAM |
Scanning
Auger Microscopy |
| SAS |
statistical
analysis system |
| SB |
Southern
blot |
|
|
| SC |
subcutaneous |
| SD |
Standard Deviation |
| SE |
Standard
Error |
| SE |
Salmonella enteritidis |
| SEM |
scanning electron microscope |
| SH-SY5Y |
Human
neuroblastoma cell line -- differentiated |
| SHE |
Syrian
hamster embryo cell |
| SIMS |
Secondary-ion
bombardment mass spectrometry |
|
|
| SFC |
supercritical fluid chromatography |
| SFE |
supercritical fluid extraction |
| SOP |
standard operating procedure |
| SPE |
Solid
Phase Extraction |
| SPIA |
Solid-phase
immunosorbent assay |
| SPM |
Scanning
probe microscopy |
| SR |
Sedimentation
rate |
| SR-4897 |
Murine
stromal cells |
| SRB |
Sulfate
Reducing Bacteria |
| SRBC |
sheep
red blood cells |
| SSMS |
Static
secondary ion mass spectrometry |
| STA |
standard
tube agglutination test |
| STEM |
Scanning
Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| STM |
scanning
tunneling microscope |
| STS |
Scanning
tunneling spectroscopy |
| SX
|
solvent
extraction |
| T-M |
Thayer-Martin |
|
|
| TA |
Tube
agglutination |
|
|
| TAP |
transporter
of antigen protein |
|
|
| TCA |
Tissue
Culture Association |
| TCR |
T-cell
receptor |
| TCLP |
Toxic
Characteristic Leaching Procedure |
| TCM |
Tissue
Culture Medium |
| TDM |
Therapeutic
drug monitoring |
|
|
| TDS |
Total
Dissolved Solids |
| TEF |
Toxicity
equivalency factor |
| TEM |
transmission electron microscopy |
| TEQ |
Toxicity
equivalent |
| TET |
Thermometric
Enthalpimetric Titration |
| TFFF |
Thermal
Field Flow Fractionation |
| TG |
Thermogravimetry |
| TGA |
thermal gravimetric analysis |
| TG/MS
|
thermal
gravimetric/mass spectrometry |
| TIC |
total inorganic carbon |
| Tk |
Toxicokinetics
|
| TLC |
thin-layer chromatography |
| TLD |
thermoluminescent dosimeter |
| TMA |
ThermoMechanical
Analysis |
| TOC |
Total
Organic Carbon |
|
|
| TPC |
Total
Plate Count |
| TSCA |
Toxic Substances Control Act |
| TSI |
Triple
sugar iplw |
| TSS |
Total
Suspended Solids |
| UCL |
upper control limit |
| UF |
Ultra
Filtration |
| UFA
|
unsaturated
flow apparatus |
| UT |
ultrasonic testing |
| UVGI |
Ultraviolet
germicidal irradiation |
|
|
| VES |
vapor extraction system |
| VOC |
Volatile
Organic Compounds
|
| VSS |
vapor sampling system |
|
|
| WB |
Western
blot |
| WBC |
white blood cell |
| XLD |
xylose-lysine-desoxycholate
|
| XRD |
X-ray diffraction |
| XRF |
X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy |
| ZN |
Ziehl
Neelsen |
|
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