Chemical abbreviations and acronyms

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1,1-DCE: 1,1-dichloroethylene (vinylidene chloride)
2-AAF: 2-acetamidofluorene
2-AB: sec-butylamine
2-CBA: 2-chlorobenzoic acid
2-CNB: 1-chloro-2-nitrobenzene
2-FAA: 2-acetamidofluorene
2-MBT: 2-mercaptobenzothiazole
2-ME: 2-mercaptoethanol
2,4-D: 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
2,4-DNBF 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene
2,4-DNP: 2,4-dinitrophenol
2,4-DNPH: 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine
2,4,5-T: 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid or 2,4,5-trichlorophenol
2,6-DCP 2,6-dichlorophenol
2,6-TDI: Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate
3-EP: 3-ethylpyridine
3-MC: 3-methylcholanthrene
3-MCA: 3-methylcholanthrene
3-PBA: 3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol
3-MECA: 3-methylcholanthrene
3,4-BP: Benzo(a)pyrene
3,4-DCP: 3,4-dichlorophenol
4,4'-DDT: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
4,4'-DADPE: 4,4'-oxydianiline
4M2AP: 2-amino-4-picoline
4-NDB: 4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine
4-NOP: 4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine
4-NOPD: 4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine
4-NQO: 4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide
4-PPP: 4-(3-phenylpropyl)pyridine
4-PPPy: 4-(3-phenylpropyl)pyridine
5-ASA: 5-aminosalicylic acid
5-BDU: 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine
5-FU: 5-fluorouracil
5-FUDR: 5-fluorodeoxyuridine
7-ADCA: 7-amino-3-methyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid
8-OQ: 8-hydroxyquinoline
9-AA: 9-acridinamine
20-MC: 3-methylcholanthrene

2-acetamidofluorene

Acetoacetanilide

Aminoethylpiperazine

Allyl glycidyl ether

Alkyl ketene dimer

2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol

2,2'-azobis(2-methylpropionitrile)

Ammonium 1-pyrrolidinecarbodithioate

N,N'-bis(acrylyl)cystamine

2,3-dimercapto-1-propanol

Bromocresol green

N-(benzyloxycarbonyloxy)succinimide

5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine

Butylated hydroxyanisole

Butylated hydroxytoluene

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

3-nitropropionic acid

Beta-nitrostyrene

Butylated hydroxyanisole

Benzyltrimethylammonium chloride

Benzenthonium chloride

3,3'-iminodipropionitrile

N,N-dimethylbenzylamine

5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine

Triethylbenzylammonium chloride

Bromochlorodimethylhydantoin

5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine

Ethylene cyanohydrin

2-chloroacetophenone

o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile

2-chloroacetophenone

2-chloroacetophenone

(2-chloroethyl)trimethylammonium chloride

Cetyldimethylethylammonium bromide

2-chloroacetophenone

Copper naphthenate

or

2-chloroacetophenone

3-(cyclohexylamino)-1-propanesulfonic acid

1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene

Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide

Diethyl sulfate

4,4'-diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid

Dibutyl phthalate

Dichloroacetic acid

1,2-dichlorobenzene

N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide

Dichloromethane

or

[2-[2-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]ethenyl]-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-ylidene]-propanedinitrile

2-phenylphenol sodium salt tetrahydrate

Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate trihydrate

4,4'-methylenedianiline

2-dodecen-1-ylsuccinic anhydride

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

N,N-diethylaniline

Diethyl carbonate

N,N-diethyl-N-toluamide

Diisopropylfluorophosphate

Dimethyl acetamide

Dimethylformamide

N-nitrosodimethylamine

Dimethyl phthalate

Dimethyl terephthalate

2,4-dinitroaniline

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Dioctyl sebacate

9,10-diphenylanthracene

N,N-diethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine

Diphenylguanidine

Sodium phosphate dibasic

Dithioerythritol

N,N'-diallyltartardiamide

4,4'-methylenedianiline

4,4'-diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid

1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane

Dichloroacetic acid

2,7-dichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

2-chloroethyl ether

3,4-dichloronitrobenzene

Diethylaminoethanol

Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate trihydrate

Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate trihydrate

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Dioctyl phthalate

N,N-diethyl-N-toluamide

Dioctyl sebacate

2'-deoxyinosine-5'-triphosphate

Borane-dimethylamine complex

Dimethyl acetamide

Methyl disulphide

Dimethylformamide

Dimethyl phosphite

N-nitrosodimethylamine

Dimethyl methylphosphonate

5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide

1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazine

Succinic acid 2,2-dimethylhydrazide

Dimethyl sulfoxide

1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene

2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene

2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene

Diphenylphosphoryl azide

1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane

Di-t-butyl peroxide

5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic_acid)

1,4-diazabicyclo(2.2.2)octane

4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)

4,4'-oxydianiline

4,4'-methylenedianiline

2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide

bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid

Succinic acid 2,2-dimethylhydrazide

Ethylene glycol

or

Ethylbenzylaniline

Ethyl cyanoacrylate

1,2-dibromoethane

1,2-dichloroethane

or

1-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-3-ethyl-carbodiimide hydrochloride

2-methoxyethanol

Ethyl methacrylate

Ethyl methanesulfonate

1-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-3-ethyl-carbodiimide hydrochloride

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

2-methoxyethanol

2-acetamidofluorene

Riboflavin-5'-phosphate sodium salt dihydrate

2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene

5-fluorodeoxyuridine

5-fluorodeoxyuridine

Glyoxal-bis(2-hydroxyanil)

Hexachlorobenzene

Hydrochlorothiazide

Hexamethylphosphoramide

2-(4-hydroxyphenylazo) benzoic acid

2-(1H-benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate

Hexachlorobutadiene

Hydrochlorothiazide

1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol

Hexamethylphosphoramide

Hexamethylphosphoramide

Hexamethylenetetramine

N-hydroxybenzotriazole

Hexamethylphosphoramide

Isobutyl nitrite

Methylated spirit

3,3'-iminodipropionitrile

Isophorone diisocyanate

Triethylene glycol monodecyl ether

3-methylcholanthrene

Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate

2-mercaptobenzothiazole

3-methylcholanthrene

4,4'-methylenedianiline

Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate

2-methylaminoethanol

Ethylene glycol

Methyl ethyl ketone

2-methyl-5-ethylpyridine

Methylethyl sulfide

or

Morpholinoethanesulfonic acid

Methyl isocyanate

Methyl isobutyl ketone

Methylmercury chloride

Methyl methacrylate

Methyl hydrazine

Methyl methanesulfonate

manganese methylcyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl

N-methyl-N-nitroso-N'-nitroguanidine

Medroxyprogesterone acetate

or

Methanesulfonic acid

Monosodium glutamate

Monosodium phosphate

4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)

7-diethylamino-4-methylcoumarin

Diethylene glycol monomethyl ether

4-methoxyphenol

Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide

4-methyl-2-pentanol

Methyl isobutyl ketone

N-methyl-N-nitroso-N'-nitroguanidine

4-morpholinepropanesulfonic acid

3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol

t-butyl methyl ether

N-methyl-N-nitroso-N'-nitroguanidine

N-acetylneuraminic acid

N-nitroso-N-ethylaniline

N-methylpyrrolidone

4-(methylnitrosoamino)-1-(3-pyridinyl)-1-butanone

N-nitrosonornicotine

Nitrilotriacetic acid

N-acetylneuraminic acid

hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-2(1H)-amine

N-nitrosodimethylamine

N-hydroxy-2-acetylaminofluorene

4,4'-oxydianiline

1,2-dichlorobenzene

2-chlorobenzoic acid

1,2-dichlorobenzene

1-chloro-2-nitrobenzene

Peroxyacetic acid

or

l-phenylalanine

1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol

Pyridinium chlorochromate

Pentachlorophenol

or

4-chlorotoluene

1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazine

polyethylene terephthalate

Phenyl glycidyl ether

Phenylmercuric acetate

p-phenylenediamine

Polyphenylene oxide

p-quinone dioxime

1-phenyl-2-thiourea

1-phenyl-2-thiourea

Poly(vinyl alcohol)

Polyvinyl butyral

Polyvinylpyrrolidine

4-chlorobenzaldehyde

4-chlorobenzoic acid

4-chlorobenzoyl chloride

4-chloro-3-methylphenol

4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol

4-chloro-2-nitroaniline

1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazine

2-phenyl-2-ethylmalondiamide

Pentaerythritol

or

Polyethylene terephthalate

Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid

Propylene glycol monomethyl ether

Phenylmercuric acetate

Poly(methyl methacrylate)

p-nitrobenzoic acid

4-chloronitrobenzene

4-nitrophenol sodium salt

1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylglycerol, sodium salt

Polytetrafluoroethylene

p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate

Polyvinylidene chloride

4-chloro-2-nitroaniline

Propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate

p-quinone dioxime

Diglycidylresorcinol ether

Sodium n-octyl sulfate

Hyaluronic acid sodium

Sodium hexametaphosphate

2-phenylphenol sodium salt tetrahydrate

Sodium tripolyphosphate

Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone (tetracyclone)

Triallyl cyanurate

Triethylenemelamine

p-tert-butyltoluene

Trichlorocarbanilide

2,4,6-trichlorophenol

or

2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol

or

Tricresyl phosphate

Tetraethylammonium bromide

Tetraethyl lead

Triethylenemelamine

Triethyl phosphate

Triethylenemelamine

2,2,2-trifluoroethanol

Tetrahydrofuran

1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine

Tetramethyl lead

Tetramethyl silane

Tetranitromethane

2,4,6-trinitrotoluene

Tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate

Terephthalic acid

Triphenyl phosphate

Thiosemicarbazide

2,3,5-triphenyl-2H-tetrazolium chloride

Thallic nitrate, trihydrate

1,3,5-tri-2-propenyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)trione

Tetrabutylammonium bromide

Tris(2-butoxyethyl)phosphate

Tert-butyl hydroquinone

t-butyl methyl ether

Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate

7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane

Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate

Tetraethylammonium bromide

Triethylbenzylammonium chloride

Tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate

Pentaerythritol

Triisobutyl phosphate

Tetramethylammonium hydroxide

Tetramethylammonium iodide

Trimellitic anhydride

Trimethylhydroquinone

N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride

Trioctylphosphine oxide

2,3,5-triphenyl-2H-tetrazolium chloride

Tris(aziridinyl)phosphine sulfide

Sodium pyrophosphate

Triethylbenzylammonium chloride

N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine

Benzyltrimethylammonium chloride

N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine

Triethyleneglycol diacrylate

1,1-dichloroethylene (vinylidene chloride)

1-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-3-ethyl-carbodiimide hydrochloride

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