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Acronyms and abbreviations

Acronym/Abbreviation	In entry
+R	π-electron acceptor/donor group
3D-QSAR	comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) 3D-QSAR (three-dimensional quantitative structure–activity relationships)
A	nucleotide bases
ACGIH	threshold limit value (TLV)
ADMR	ADMR ODMR (Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance)
AMR	attractive–mixed–repulsive (AMR) classification
ANN	artificial neural networks pattern recognition
ATP	catabolism yield, $Math - symbol$ in biotechnology
BAPMoN	air monitoring station in atmospheric chemistry
BET	microporous carbon
BSE	back scattered electrons (BSEs) in in situ microanalysis
BSEs	back scatter coefficient in in situ microanalysis
BSS	Rutherford backscattering (RBS)
C	nucleotide bases
CADD	computer-assisted drug design (CADD)
CAMD	computer-assisted molecular design (CAMD)
CAMM	computer-assisted molecular modeling (CAMM)
CCD	charge-transfer device in radiation detection
CCN	condensation nuclei (CN) in atmospheric chemistry
CD	chiroptic/chiroptical circular dichroism (CD)
cDNA	cDNA complementary DNA (cDNA)
CEM	photomultiplier tube
CI	configuration interaction (CI)
CID	charge-transfer device in radiation detection
CIDEP	CIDEP (Chemically Induced Dynamic Electron Polarization)
CIDNP	chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (CIDNP) CIDNP (Chemically Induced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization) radical pair (geminate pair) stimulated emission
CIEEL	CIEEL (Chemically Initiated Electron Exchange Luminescence)
CIP	CIP priority priority Re, Si
CIPM	millimetre of mercury
CMP	chemical measurement process (CMP)
CN	condensation nuclei (CN) in atmospheric chemistry
CoMFA	comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA)
CPL	chiroptic/chiroptical
CRU	constitutional repeating unit (CRU) in polymers
CT	charge-transfer (CT) state charge-transfer (CT) transition CT
CTTS	charge transfer transition to solvent (CTTS)
CVD	CVD diamond diamond by CVD gas-phase-grown carbon fibres pyrolytic carbon synthetic graphite
CVTST	canonical variational transition-state theory (CVTST)
CW	argon ion laser CW dye laser ion laser solid state lasers time-correlated single photon counting tunable laser in spectrochemical analysis
DEDMR	DEDMR ODMR (Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance)
DFDMR	DFDMR ODMR (Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance)
DLC	diamond-like carbon films
DN	donor number (DN)
DNA	blotting in biotechnology cDNA chromosome clone complementary DNA (cDNA) deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA) DNA DNA probe exon expression in biotechnology gene library gene manipulation genome histones hybridization
DSC	differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
DTA	differential thermal analysis (DTA)
ECL	electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL)
EES	excitation-emission spectrum
EGA	evolved gas analysis (EGA)
EGD	evolved gas detection (EGD)
ELISA	immunoassay
emf	membrane emf
EPMA	electron probe microanalysis (EPMA)
EPR	coupling constant (spin-spin), $Math - title$ electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) spin density
EPXMA	electron probe X-ray microanalysis (EPXMA)
ESCA	electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) ESCA photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
ESR	CIDEP (Chemically Induced Dynamic Electron Polarization) electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spin density spin label
ev	bioavailabilty in pharmacokinetics
EXAFS	extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS)
FAB	fast-atom bombardment (FAB) mass spectroscopy
FDMR	ODMR (Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance)
FET	phototransistor
FT-ICR	Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer
FT-MS	Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer
FTS	multiplex spectrometer
FVP	flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP)
FWHM	FWHM (Full Width at Half Maximum) half-width of a band line width resolution in mass spectroscopy
G	nucleotide bases
GC	gas chromatography (GC)
GPC	exclusion chromatography
H	immunoglobulin (Ig)
HBA	protophilic (solvent)
HETP	plate height, $Math - symbol$ in chromatography
HM	carbon fibres type HM pitch-based carbon fibres
HOMO	frontier orbitals homo subjacent orbital
HOPG	highly oriented pyrolytic graphite polycrystalline graphite pyrolytic graphite
HPLC	liquid chromatography (LC)
HRELS	high resolution energy loss spectroscopy (HRELS)
HT	carbon fibres type HT carbon fibres type IM
HWHM	HWHM (Half Width at Half Maximum) line width
IC	ion-exchange chromatography
ICR	Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) mass spectrometer
ICVTST	improved canonical variational transition-state theory (ICVTST)
Ig	immunoglobulin (Ig)
IHP	inner Helmholtz plane (IHP)
IM	carbon fibres type IM
IPMA	ion probe microanalysis (IPMA)
IPN	interpenetrating polymer network (IPN)
IR	degree of crystallinity of a polymer photochemistry
ISE	ion-selective electrode (ISE)
ISO	millimetre of mercury substance content, $Math - symbol$ substance flow rate substance fraction, $Math - symbol$ transport number, $Math - symbol$
ISS	ion scattering spectrometry (ISS)
IUPAC	mercaptans
iv	bioavailabilty in pharmacokinetics
JECFA	acceptable daily intake ( $Math - title$ )
L	immunoglobulin (Ig)
LAMES	laser micro emission spectroscopy (LAMES)
LAMMS	laser micro mass spectrometry (LAMMS)
LB	Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) membrane
LC	lethal concentration liquid chromatography (LC)
LD	lethal dose
LEED	low energy electron diffraction (LEED)
LEP	London–Eyring–Polanyi (LEP) method
LEPS	London–Eyring–Polanyi–Sato (LEPS) method
LIDAR	LIDAR in atmospheric chemistry
LLCT	ligand to ligand charge transfer (LLCT) transition
LM	carbon fibres type LM pitch-based carbon fibres
LMCT	ligand to metal charge transfer (LMCT) transition
LOAEL	lowest-observed-adverse-effect-level (LOAEL) lowest observed adverse effect level (LOAEL)
LOEL	lowest-observed-effect-level (LOEL)
LRMA	laser Raman microanalysis (LRMA)
LUMO	frontier orbitals LUMO
M	P, M
MAbs	monoclonal antibodies (MAbs)
MCD	magnetic circular dichroism (MCD)
MCPLC	disruptor rigid chain spacer
MLCT	metal to ligand charge transfer (MLCT) transition MLCT
MLR	regresssion analysis
MMCT	metal to metal charge transfer (MMCT) transition
MOS	charge-transfer device in radiation detection
MPL	maximum permissible level (MPL)
MPP	mesophase pitch-based carbon fibres MPP-based carbon fibres pitch-based carbon fibres rayon-based carbon fibres
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
mRNA	enzyme repression expression in biotechnology gene (cistron) genetic code
MSDS	material safety data sheet (MSDS)
MTC	maximum tolerable concentration (MTC)
MTD	maximum tolerable dose (MTD) maximum tolerated dose (MTD)
MTEL	maximum tolerable exposure level (MTEL)
NEXAFS	extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS)
NHOMO	NHOMO subjacent orbital
NIH	NIH shift
NMR	aromatic chemical shift, $Math - title$ in NMR CIDNP (Chemically Induced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization) coupling constant (spin-spin), $Math - title$ magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnetization transfer structure-based design in drug design
NOAEL	no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) no-observed-adverse-effect-level (NOAEL)
NOEL	no-observed-effect-level (NOEL)
ODMR	ADMR DEDMR DFDMR ODMR (Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance) PDMR
OHP	outer Helmholtz plane (OHP)
ORD	chiroptic/chiroptical
OSHA	material safety data sheet (MSDS)
P	P, M
p.d.	potential-determining (p.d.) ions
p.z.c.	point of zero charge (p.z.c.) potential at the point of zero charge (p.z.c.)
PA	proton affinity
PAN	PAN-based carbon fibres rayon-based carbon fibres
PC	planar chromatography
PCA	pattern recognition
PCR	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
PDMR	ODMR (Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance) PDMR
pe	primary electrons (pe) in in situ microanalysis
PES	photoelectron spectroscopy (PES)
pfhs	precipitation from homogeneous solution (pfhs) in analysis
PIN	photodiode PIN (p-intrinsic-n) diode PIN semiconductor detector
PIXE	characteristic X-ray emission
PLOT	porous-layer open-tabular (PLOT) column in chromatography support-coated open-tubular (SCOT) column in chromatography
PLS	partial least squares (PLS) pattern recognition regresssion analysis
PTFE	bomb-digestion in spectrochemical analysis
PVC	interfering substance in electroanalytical chemistry
PVD	pyrolytic carbon
QCT	quasi-classical trajectory (QCT) method
QSAR	correlation analysis QSAR quantitative structure–activity relationships (QSAR) quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) in drug design
R	R, S
r	r, s
R*	R, S
RBS	Rutherford backscattering (RBS)
REELS	high resolution energy loss spectroscopy (HRELS) reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy (REELS)
RfD	reference dose (RfD)
RHEED	reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED)
RIA	immunoassay
RNA	blotting in biotechnology complementary DNA (cDNA) hybridization
R_p	R_p, S_p
RP-HPLC	lipophilicity
RRK	Rice–Ramsperger–Kassel (RRK) theory Rice–Ramsperger–Kassel–Marcus (RRKM) theory
RRKM	Rice–Ramsperger–Kassel–Marcus (RRKM) theory
RS	racemate RS
RYDMR	ODMR (Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance)
S	R, S
s	r, s
S*	R, S
SAED	selected area electron diffraction (SAED) transmission high energy electron diffraction (THEED)
SAR	structure–activity relationship (SAR)
SCOT	support-coated open-tubular (SCOT) column in chromatography
SCP	single cell protein (SCP)
SEC	size-exclusion chromatography (SEC)
SEM	scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
SET	single-electron transfer mechanism (SET)
SFC	supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC)
SGPLC	spacer
SI	system of units of measurement
SIMCA	pattern recognition
SIMS	ion microscopy
SIPN	semi-interpenetrating polymer network (SIPN)
SIX	solvent ion exchange (SIX)
SLUMO	subjacent orbital
SMILES	SMILES
SOMO	SOMO
S_p	R_p, S_p
SPC	quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) in drug design structure-property correlations (SPC)
SR	racemate
STEL	threshold limit value (TLV)
STEM	scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM)
STP	STP
T	nucleotide bases
TAC	time-correlated single photon counting
TEELS	transmission electron energy loss spectroscopy (TEELS)
TEM	electron microscopy scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
TG	thermogravimetry (TG)
THEED	selected area electron diffraction (SAED) transmission high energy electron diffraction (THEED)
TICT	TICT emission TICT state twisted internal charge transfer (TICT)
TLC	lipophilicity planar chromatography
TLV	threshold limit value (TLV)
TRMC	time-resolved microwave conductivity (TRMC)
TST	generalized transition-state theory
TWA	threshold limit value (TLV)
U	nucleotide bases
UHM	carbon fibres type HM carbon fibres type UHM
UPS	photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) UV photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS)
UV	excimer laser photochemistry photodegradation photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) UV dose UV photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) UV stabilizer
UV–VIS	low temperature UV–VIS absorption spectroscopy
W/O/W	lipid film
WCOT	wall-coated open-tubular (WCOT) column in chromatography
WMO	air monitoring station in atmospheric chemistry
XPS	photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
YAG	YAG
µVTST	microcanonical variational transition-state theory (µVTST)
−R	π-electron acceptor/donor group