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== A ==
 
== A ==
 
'''AA'''—"[[Acetic acid]]" or "[[Acetic anhydride]]"
 
'''AA'''—"[[Acetic acid]]" or "[[Acetic anhydride]]"
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'''Amateur Chemistry'''—Those who partake in the studying of chemistry as a hobby, usually in their home.
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'''AN'''— "[[Ammonium nitrate]]"
  
 
'''ASA'''—"[[Acetylsalicylic acid]]"
 
'''ASA'''—"[[Acetylsalicylic acid]]"
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'''GC'''—"Gun Cotton." See [[Nitrocellulose]]
 
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== H ==
 
'''HMTD'''—"[[Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine]]"
 
'''HMTD'''—"[[Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine]]"
  
 
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== 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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'''NC'''—"[[Nitrocellulose]]"
 
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Revision as of 06:25, 15 February 2019

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"

Amateur Chemistry—Those who partake in the studying of chemistry as a hobby, usually in their home.

AN— "Ammonium nitrate"

ASA—"Acetylsalicylic acid"

B

C

D

DDT"Deflagration to detonation transition" OR "Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane"

E

EM—"Energetic Materials"

F

G

GC—"Gun Cotton." See Nitrocellulose

H

HMTD—"Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine"

I

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

J

K

Kewls

L

M

N

NC—"Nitrocellulose"

O

P

Q

R

S

SADS—"Silver Acetylide Double Salt"

T

TATP—"Triacetone triperoxide." See: acetone peroxide

U

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

V

W

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

X

Y

Z