Scientific Abbreviations

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ABS - Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene

AC - alternating current

ADA - American Dental Association

AMS - Agricultural Marketing Service

ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials

BS - British Standard

CC - Cubic Centimeter

CE - Conformité Européene (European Conformity)

CFC - Chlorofluorocarbon

CM - centimeters

CSA - Canadian Standards Association

CYL - Cylinder

Cpsl - Capsule

DHSS - Department of Health and Social Services

DI - De-ionized

DIN - Deutsches Institut für Normung eV (German Institute for Standardization)

DOT - Department of Transporation

DWT - pennyweight

Dia - Diameter

EIA - Enzyme Immunoassay

ETO - Ethylene Oxide

Epox. - Epoxy

F-Style - Rectangular Shape

F217 - Plastic lining material found in caps

FCC - Federal Communications Commission

FDA - Food and Drug Administration

FPM - Feet per minute

Fin. - Finish

G - grams

GC/MS - Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

GL - Grain Length

GLP - Good Laboratory Practices

Gal - Gallon

HDPE - High Density Polyethylene, Rigid Plastic

HF - Hydrogen Flouride

Hgt - Height

Hz - Hertz

ICP-MS - Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

ID - Inner Diameter

IPA - isopropyl alcohol

ISO - International Organization for Standardization

KG - kilograms

KPa - kilopascals

LB - Pound

LCD - Liquid Crystal display

LDPE - Low Density Polyethylene, Soft Plastic

LED - Light emitting diode

MG - Milligrams

ML - Milliliter

MM - Millimeter

N - Newtons

NM - nanometer

NRTL - Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory

NSF - Natural Science Foundation

NTEP - National Type Evaluation Program

Nat - Natural

NiMH - Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery

OD - Outer Diameter

OIML - International Organization of Legal Metrology

Oz - Ounce

PE - Polyethylene

PET - Polyethylene Terephthalate

PETG - Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol

PFA - Perfluoroalkoxy

PLC - Programmable Logic Controller

PMMA - Polymethylmethacrylate

PMP - Polymethylpentene

PP - Polypropylene plastic

PPB - parts per billion

PS - Polystyrene plastic

PSI - pounds per square inch

PTFE - Polytetrafluoroethylene

PV - Paper/Vinyl Liner

PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride: Rigid, tough plastic

Phen - Phenolic

RCF - refractory ceramic fibers

RD - Round

RF - Radio Frequency

RH - Relative Humidity

RS - Recommended Standard

SPI - Society of the Plastics Industry

Std. Dev - Standard Deviation

TC - to contain

UL - Underwriters Laboratories

UN - United Nations

UNL - Unlined

USDA - United States Department of Agriculture

UV-VIS - ultraviolet visible

V - volts

VAC - Volts Alternating Current

VDC - volts direct current

W - watts

Wd - Width

Wgt - Weight

µl - Microliter

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