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== A ==
 
== A ==
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'''AA'''—"[[Acetic acid]]" or "[[Acetic anhydride]]"
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'''AA'''—"[[Acetic acid]]" or "[[Acetic anhydride]]", more often AA is used for acetic acid, and if both compounds are present in a text, use the Ac2O abbreviation (see below) for acetic anhydride to avoid any confusion between the compounds
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'''Ac'''—"Acetate"
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'''Ac2O'''—"[[Acetic anhydride]]", best to use this abbreviation if the text also mentions glacial acetic acid to avoid confusion
  
 
'''AgNTz'''—"Silver nitrotetrazole"
 
'''AgNTz'''—"Silver nitrotetrazole"
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== B ==
 
== B ==
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'''BDZ'''—"Benzodiazepine"
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'''BHT'''—"[[Butylated hydroxy toluene]]"
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'''BP'''—"Boiling point"
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== C ==
 
== C ==
 
'''CA'''—"[[Cyanuric acid]]"
 
'''CA'''—"[[Cyanuric acid]]"
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'''DDT'''—[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflagration_to_detonation_transition "Deflagration to detonation transition"] OR [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT "Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane"]
 
'''DDT'''—[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflagration_to_detonation_transition "Deflagration to detonation transition"] OR [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT "Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane"]
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'''DNA'''—'''Deoxyribonucleic acid'''
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'''DNP'''—"Dinitrophenol"
  
 
== E ==
 
== E ==
 
'''EM'''—"Energetic Materials"
 
'''EM'''—"Energetic Materials"
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'''Et'''—"Ethyl"
  
 
'''ETN'''—"[[Erythritol tetranitrate]]"
 
'''ETN'''—"[[Erythritol tetranitrate]]"
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== F ==
 
== F ==
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'''FP'''—"Freezing point"
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== G ==
 
== G ==
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'''GC'''—"Gun Cotton." See [[Nitrocellulose]]
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'''GC'''—"Gun Cotton". See [[Nitrocellulose]]
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'''Gdm'''—"Guanidinium"
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'''Gdn''' or '''Gu'''—"[[Guanidine]]"
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== H ==
 
== H ==
 
'''HMTD'''—"[[Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine]]"
 
'''HMTD'''—"[[Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine]]"
  
 
== I ==
 
== I ==
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'''Indiechem'''—"Indie Chemistry;" another term for "amateur chemistry," coined by [https://www.sciencemadness.org/whisper/member.php?action=viewpro&member=Texium%20%28zts16%29 Texium]  
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'''ICP-AES'''—"Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy"
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'''ICP-MS'''—"Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry"
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'''Indiechem'''—"Indie Chemistry;" another term for "amateur chemistry," coined by [https://www.sciencemadness.org/whisper/member.php?action=viewpro&member=Texium%20%28zts16%29 Texium]
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'''ISA'''—"Ionic Strength Adjuster"
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'''IUPAC'''—"International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry"
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== J ==
 
== J ==
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'''JCS'''—"Journal of the Chemical Society"
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== K ==
 
== K ==
 
'''[[Kewls]]'''
 
'''[[Kewls]]'''
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== L ==
 
== L ==
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'''L'''—"Levo" (left)
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'''LD'''—"[[Lethal dose]]"
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'''LDPE'''—"Low Density Polyethylene"
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'''LOX'''—"Liquid oxygen"
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== M ==
 
== M ==
 
'''MEK'''—"[[Methyl ethyl ketone]]"
 
'''MEK'''—"[[Methyl ethyl ketone]]"
  
 
'''MEKP'''—"[[Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide]]"
 
'''MEKP'''—"[[Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide]]"
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'''MMH'''—"Monomethyl hydrazine"
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'''MO'''—"Metal oxide"
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'''MP'''—"Melting point"
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== N ==
 
== N ==
 
'''NaNTz'''—"Sodium nitrotetrazole"
 
'''NaNTz'''—"Sodium nitrotetrazole"
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'''NM'''—"[[Nitromethane]]"
 
'''NM'''—"[[Nitromethane]]"
  
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'''NQ'''—"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitroguanidine Nitroguanidine]"
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'''NQ'''—"[[Nitroguanidine]]"
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== O ==
 
== O ==
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'''o'''—"Ortho"
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'''OB''' or '''OB%'''—"[[Oxygen balance]]"
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'''ON'''—"Oxygen number"
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'''OXY'''—"Oxygen"
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== P ==
 
== P ==
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'''PAH'''—"Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon"
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'''PC'''—"[[Propylene carbonate]]"
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'''PCB'''—"Polychlorinated biphenyl"
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'''PEG'''—"Polyethylene glycol"
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'''PEL'''—"Permissible Exposure Limit"
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'''PETN'''—"[[Pentaerythritol tetranitrate]]"
 
'''PETN'''—"[[Pentaerythritol tetranitrate]]"
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'''PET''', '''PETE''', '''PETP''' or '''PET-P'''—"Polyethylene Terephtalate"
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'''PG'''—"[[Propylene glycol]]"
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'''PLX'''—"Picatinny Liquid eXplosive"
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'''PMMA'''—"Poly(methyl methacrylate)"
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''PO'''—"[[Propylene oxide]]"
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'''PPG'''—"Polypropylene glycol"
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'''PVC'''—"Polyvinyl chloride"
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== Q ==
 
== Q ==
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'''QLL'''—"Quasi-Liquid Layer"
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== R ==
 
== R ==
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'''[[RDX]]'''—"Research Department eXplosive" or "Research Department Formula X"
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'''RFNA'''—"Red fuming nitric acid", very concentrated [[nitric acid]] with a lot of NOx dissolved in it, which gives the acid a reddish color.
 
'''RFNA'''—"Red fuming nitric acid", very concentrated [[nitric acid]] with a lot of NOx dissolved in it, which gives the acid a reddish color.
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'''RNA'''—"RiboNucleic Acid"
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'''RT'''—"Room Temperature"
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== S ==
 
== S ==
 
'''SADS'''—"Silver Acetylide Double Salt"
 
'''SADS'''—"Silver Acetylide Double Salt"
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'''STP'''—"Standard Temperature and Pressure"
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== T ==
 
== T ==
 
'''TATP'''—"Triacetone triperoxide." See: [[acetone peroxide]]
 
'''TATP'''—"Triacetone triperoxide." See: [[acetone peroxide]]
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'''TCCA'''—"[[Trichloroisocyanuric acid]]"
 
'''TCCA'''—"[[Trichloroisocyanuric acid]]"
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'''TDS'''—"Totally Dissolved Solids"
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'''TFA'''—"[[Trifluoroacetic acid]]"
  
 
'''TNP'''—"Trinitrophenol" See: [[Picric acid]]
 
'''TNP'''—"Trinitrophenol" See: [[Picric acid]]
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== U ==
 
== U ==
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'''UHP'''—"Ultra High Pressure" or "Ultra-High Purity"
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'''UTFSE'''— "Use the f***ing search engine," generally used when the answer can be found quite easily with a simple search.
 
'''UTFSE'''— "Use the f***ing search engine," generally used when the answer can be found quite easily with a simple search.
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'''UV'''—"Ultraviolet"
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== V ==
 
== V ==
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'''VHP'''—"Very High Pressure"
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'''VOC'''—"Volatile Organic Compound"
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'''VP'''—"Vapor Pressure"
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== W ==
 
== W ==
 
'''Whimsy'''— a subsection of the Science Madness forum dedicated to subjects unrelated to chemistry or indiechem.
 
'''Whimsy'''— a subsection of the Science Madness forum dedicated to subjects unrelated to chemistry or indiechem.
  
 
'''WFNA'''—"White fuming nitric acid", very concentrated [[nitric acid]] with little to no NOx contamination.
 
'''WFNA'''—"White fuming nitric acid", very concentrated [[nitric acid]] with little to no NOx contamination.
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'''WP'''—"White Phosphorus" (or "Willie Pete" in military slag)
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== X ==
 
== X ==
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'''XAN'''—"Xanthine"
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'''XPS'''—"X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy"
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== Y ==
 
== Y ==
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'''YBCO'''—"Yttrium barium copper oxide"
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== Z ==
 
== Z ==
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'''ZAMAC''' OR '''[[Zamak|ZAMAK]]'''—"Zinc Aluminum Magnesium and Copper"
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
 
===Relevant Sciencemadness threads===
 
===Relevant Sciencemadness threads===
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*[http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=31328 Nomenclature - group abbreviations]
  
 
[[Category:Chemistry]]
 
[[Category:Chemistry]]
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Here shall be an alphabetically sorted collection of commonly used acronyms (NOT chemical formulas) and slang prevalent on ScienceMadness and in the indiechem community.

A

AA—"Acetic acid" or "Acetic anhydride", more often AA is used for acetic acid, and if both compounds are present in a text, use the Ac2O abbreviation (see below) for acetic anhydride to avoid any confusion between the compounds

Ac—"Acetate"

Ac2O—"Acetic anhydride", best to use this abbreviation if the text also mentions glacial acetic acid to avoid confusion

AgNTz—"Silver nitrotetrazole"

Amateur Chemistry—Those studying of chemistry as a hobby, usually at home.

AN—"Ammonium nitrate"

AP—"Ammonium perchlorate"

AQBC—"Aminoguanidine bicarbonate", see: Guanidine

ASA—"Acetylsalicylic acid"

ATz, sometimes 5-ATz, "5-Aminotetrazole"

B

BDZ—"Benzodiazepine"

BHT—"Butylated hydroxy toluene"

BP—"Boiling point"

C

CA—"Cyanuric acid"

CHP—"Copper hexamine perchlorate", a complex salt of copper(II)-, hexamine and perchlorate-ions. Term coined by Dr. Liptakov.

COPAE - "The Chemistry of Powder and Explosives" by Tenney L. Davis (Book)

D

DBX-1—"Copper(I) 5‐nitrotetrazolate", sometimes called "CuNTz" (this however is more of an inside joke by Tdep)

DCM—"Dichloromethane"

DDT—"Deflagration to detonation transition" OR "Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane"

DNA—Deoxyribonucleic acid

DNP—"Dinitrophenol"

E

EM—"Energetic Materials"

Et—"Ethyl"

ETN—"Erythritol tetranitrate"

F

FP—"Freezing point"

G

GC—"Gun Cotton". See Nitrocellulose

Gdm—"Guanidinium"

Gdn or Gu—"Guanidine"

H

HMTD—"Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine"

I

ICP-AES—"Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy"

ICP-MS—"Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry"

Indiechem—"Indie Chemistry;" another term for "amateur chemistry," coined by Texium

ISA—"Ionic Strength Adjuster"

IUPAC—"International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry"

J

JCS—"Journal of the Chemical Society"

K

Kewls

L

L—"Levo" (left)

LD—"Lethal dose"

LDPE—"Low Density Polyethylene"

LOX—"Liquid oxygen"

M

MEK—"Methyl ethyl ketone"

MEKP—"Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide"

MMH—"Monomethyl hydrazine"

MO—"Metal oxide"

MP—"Melting point"

N

NaNTz—"Sodium nitrotetrazole"

NC—"Nitrocellulose"

NM—"Nitromethane"

NQ—"Nitroguanidine"

O

o—"Ortho"

OB or OB%—"Oxygen balance"

ON—"Oxygen number"

OXY—"Oxygen"

P

PAH—"Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon"

PC—"Propylene carbonate"

PCB—"Polychlorinated biphenyl"

PEG—"Polyethylene glycol"

PEL—"Permissible Exposure Limit"

PETN—"Pentaerythritol tetranitrate"

PET, PETE, PETP or PET-P—"Polyethylene Terephtalate"

PG—"Propylene glycol"

PLX—"Picatinny Liquid eXplosive"

PMMA—"Poly(methyl methacrylate)"

PO'—"Propylene oxide"

PPG—"Polypropylene glycol"

PVC—"Polyvinyl chloride"

Q

QLL—"Quasi-Liquid Layer"

R

RDX—"Research Department eXplosive" or "Research Department Formula X"

RFNA—"Red fuming nitric acid", very concentrated nitric acid with a lot of NOx dissolved in it, which gives the acid a reddish color.

RNA—"RiboNucleic Acid"

RT—"Room Temperature"

S

SADS—"Silver Acetylide Double Salt"

STP—"Standard Temperature and Pressure"

T

TATP—"Triacetone triperoxide." See: acetone peroxide

TACP or TACPs—"Tetraaminecopper(II) persulphate"

TACN—"Tetraaminecopper(II) nitrate"

TCCA—"Trichloroisocyanuric acid"

TDS—"Totally Dissolved Solids"

TFA—"Trifluoroacetic acid"

TNP—"Trinitrophenol" See: Picric acid

TNT—"Trinitrotoluene"

TNX—"Trinitroxylene"

U

UHP—"Ultra High Pressure" or "Ultra-High Purity"

UTFSE— "Use the f***ing search engine," generally used when the answer can be found quite easily with a simple search.

UV—"Ultraviolet"

V

VHP—"Very High Pressure"

VOC—"Volatile Organic Compound"

VP—"Vapor Pressure"

W

Whimsy— a subsection of the Science Madness forum dedicated to subjects unrelated to chemistry or indiechem.

WFNA—"White fuming nitric acid", very concentrated nitric acid with little to no NOx contamination.

WP—"White Phosphorus" (or "Willie Pete" in military slag)

X

XAN—"Xanthine"

XPS—"X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy"

Y

YBCO—"Yttrium barium copper oxide"

Z

ZAMAC OR ZAMAK—"Zinc Aluminum Magnesium and Copper"

References

Relevant Sciencemadness threads

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