The following is a partial
list of abbreviations for chemical, marketing,
scientific, and technical terms that are
frequently used. Due to changing standards
of chemical nomenclature, certain products
listed here may be seen in other formats
with some variation in name.
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AAGR |
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AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE |
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AS |
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ATOMIC
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY |
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ABA |
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ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-ACRYLATE |
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ABS |
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ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE
COPOLYMER |
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ACM |
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ACRYLIC ACID ESTER RUBBER |
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ACS |
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ACRYLONITRILE-CHLORINATED
PE-STYRENE |
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AES |
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ACRYLONITRILE-ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE-STYRENE |
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AMMA |
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ACRYLONITRILE-METHYL METHACRYLATE |
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AN |
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ACRYLONITRILE |
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AO |
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ANTIOXIDANT |
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APET |
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AMORPHOUS POLYETHYLENE
TEREPHTHALATE |
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APP |
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ATACTIC POLYPROPYLENE |
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ASA |
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ACRYLIC-STYRENE-ACRYLONITRILE |
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ASTM |
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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING
AND MATERIALS |
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ATH |
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ALUMINIUM TRIHYDRATE |
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AZ(O) |
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AZODICARBONAMIDE |
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BATF |
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BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO,
AND FIREARMS |
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BM |
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BLOW MOLDING |
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BMC |
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BULK MOLDING COMPOUNDS |
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BMI |
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BISMALEIMIDE |
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BO |
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BIAXIALLY-ORIENTED (FILM) |
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BOPP |
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BIAXIALLY-ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE |
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BR |
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BUTADIENE RUBBER |
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BS |
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BUTADIENE STYRENE RUBBER |
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CA |
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CELLULOSE ACETATE |
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CAB |
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CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE |
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CAD |
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COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN |
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CAE |
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COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING |
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CAM |
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COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING |
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CAP |
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CELLULOSE ACETATE PROPIONATE |
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CAP |
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CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING |
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CBA |
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CHEMICAL BLOWING AGENT |
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CF |
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CRESOL FORMALDEHYDE |
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CFA |
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CHEMICAL FOAMING AGENT |
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CFC |
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CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS |
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CFR |
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CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS |
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CHDM |
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CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL |
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CIM |
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COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING |
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CN |
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CELLULOSE NITRATE |
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COP |
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COPOLYESTER |
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COPA |
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COPOLYAMIDE |
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COPE |
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COPOLYESTER |
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CP |
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CELLULOSE PROPIONATE |
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CPE |
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CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE |
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CPET |
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CRYSTALLINE POLYETHYLENE
TEREPHTHALATE |
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CPP |
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CAST POLYPROPYLENE |
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CPVC |
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CHLORINATED POLYVINYL CHLORIDE |
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CR |
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CHLOROPRENE RUBBER |
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CS |
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CASEIN |
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CSD |
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CARBONATED SOFT DRINK |
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CTA |
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CELLULOSE TRIACETATE |
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CVD |
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CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION |
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DABCO |
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DIAZOBICYCLOOCTANE |
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DAM |
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DAYS AFTER MANUFACTURE |
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DAM |
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DIALLYL MALEATE |
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DAP |
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DIALLYL PHTHALATE |
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DCPD |
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DICYCLOPENTADIENE |
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DE |
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DIOTAMACEOUS EARTH |
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DEA |
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DIELECTRIC ANALYSIS |
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DETDA |
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DIETHYLTOLUENEDIAMINE |
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DSC |
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DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING ANALYSIS |
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DMT |
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DIMETHYL ESTER OF TEREPHTHALATE |
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DWV |
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DRAIN, WASTE, VENT (PIPE
GRADE) |
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