Tuesday, December 14, 2010

New 10 terms

NEMS
nanoelectromechanical system

NGC
nongraphitizable carbon

NHOMO
next highest occupied molecular orbital

BRET
bioluminescence resonance energy transfer

FDA
diacetylated fluorescein

NNBA
3,4-dinitrobenzanilide

TG
Tokyo Green

NPNN
nitrophenyl nitronylnitroxide

OCB
optically compensated bent

OLET
organic light-emitting transistor

Monday, December 13, 2010

New 10 terms

IPS
in-plane switching

JTC
joint transform correlator

LCD
liquid crystal display

LITH
light-induced thermal hysteresis

LPB
lithium polymer battery

LS
low spin

MSR
magnetically-induced super resolution

MVA
multidomain vertical alignment

MZ
Mach-Zehnder

NBMO
non-bonding molecular orbital

Friday, December 10, 2010

New 10 terms

GSO
general spin orbital

HFP
hexafluoroprupylene

HMM
heavy meromyosin

MG
molecular gastronomy

AEDA
aroma extract dilution analysis

VCF
volatile compounds in foods

MFT
2-methyl-3-furanthiol

WOF
warmed-over flavor

ICMM
International Conference on Molecule-based Magnetism

ICSM
International Conference on Synthetic Metals

Thursday, December 9, 2010

New 10 terms

EEPROM
electrically erasable and programmable read only memory

EMR
electron magnetic resonance

ESR
equivalent series resistance

EW
equivalent weight

FLCD
ferroelectric liquid crystal display

FPD
flat panel display

FSC
field sequential color

FTC
furan containing tricyano group

GC
graphitizable carbon

GH
guest host

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

New 10 terms

CNR
carrier to noise ratio

CTL
carrier transport layer

DEC
diethyl carbonate

DES
diethyl sulfide

DMC
dimethyl carbonate

DODS
different orbital for different spins

DSM
dynamic scattering mode

DWDD
domain wall displacement detection

ECB
electrically controlled birefringence

ECZ
ethylcarbazole

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

New 10 terms

APT
aluminum phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate

AV
areolar vesicle

BAM
N,N'-bis[4-(N,N'-dimethylamino)benzalidene]diaminomaleonitrile

BCP
2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline

BETS
bis(ethylenedithio)tetraselenafuvalene

BTN
bistable twist nematic

CASCI
complete active space configuration interaction

CBE
conduction band edge

CC
coupled cluster

CMR
colossal magnetoresistance

Monday, December 6, 2010

New 10 terms

NICNAS
Australia National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme

OEHHA
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

PFBOA
o-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine

SBR
styrene-butadiene rubber

SCHER
Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks

DEET
N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide

DANS
4-dimethylamino-4′-nitrostilbene

4HG
fourth harmonic generation

AFLC
antiferroelectric liquid crystal

AM
active matrix

Friday, December 3, 2010

New 10 terms

DI
daily intake

UVPCO
ultraviolet photocatalytic oxidation

AFSSET
French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

ASHRAE
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and LOD Air Conditioning Engineers

CEN
European Committee for Standardization

COMEAP
Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants

DOAS
differential optical absorption spectroscopy

JAS
Japanese Agricultural Standard

NHD
Norwegian Health Directorate

NHMRC
National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia

Thursday, December 2, 2010

New 10 terms

EF
emission factor

DMC
dynamic microchamber

TWA
time-weighted average

STEL
short-term exposure limit

REL
reference exposure level

UFFI
urea-formaldehyde foam insulation

GM
geometric mean

AM
arithmetic mean

BEAM
Boston Exposure Assessment in Microenvironments

RIOPA
relationships of indoor, outdoor, and personal air

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

New 10 terms

PTR-MS
proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry

LIFS
laser- induced fluorescence spectroscopy

TDLS
tunable diode laser spectroscopy

PAS
photoacoustic spectroscopy

SIFT-MS
selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry

AHMT
4-amino-3-hydrazino-5-mercapto-4H-1,2,4-triazole

SBS
Sick Building Syndrome

DDL
dihydropyridine 3,5-diacetyl-1,4-dihydrolutidine

SER
specific emission rate

FLEC
field and laboratory emission cell

CARB
California Air Resources Board

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

New 10 terms

YCH
yuehchukene

LOAEL
lowest observable adverse effect level

NOEL
no observed effect level

PF
phenol-formaldehyde

MUPF
melamine-urea-phenol-formaldehyde

OSB
oriented-strand board

HDF
high-density fiber board

MDF
medium- density fiber board

PCH
4-phenylcyclohexane

GW
glass wool

Monday, November 22, 2010

New 10 terms

GB
gas-phase basicity

MEA
monoethanolamine

DMEA
dimethylethanolamine

HILIC
hydrophilic interaction chromatography

BIM
bisindolylmethane

bupy
1-butylpyridinium

DMFDMA
dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal

HMTAB
hexamethylenetetraamine-bromine

TCT
trichloro-1,3,5-triazine

TIM
trisindolylmethane

Friday, November 19, 2010

New 10 terms

PT
proton transfer

EVB
empirical valence bond

HB
hydrogen bond

AIMD
ab initio molecular dynamics

ICD
intermolecular Coulombic decay

PAW
projector augmented wave

CR
charged ring

DEM
dimethyl malonate

MN
malononitrile

PA
proton affinity

Thursday, November 18, 2010

New 10 terms

ITR
integrated transdisciplinary research

NPV
nucleopolyhedrosis virus

COMPASS
condensed-phase optimized molecular potentials of atomistic simulation studies

DMPI
1,1-dimethylpiperidinium

HV
Vickers hardness

MM3
molecular mechanics force field 3

EASL
European Association for the Study of the Liver

NIBR
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

NSRDEC
Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center

OLSA
Office of Local Section Activities

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

New 10 terms

HEK
human embryonic kidney

MDO
mannosylated dendrimer overalbumin

NCAFM
noncontact atomic force microscopy

TPI
two-photon ionization

LMWG
low molecular weight gelator

ALS
aromatic-linker-steroid

DMTST
dimethyl(methylthio)sulfonium trifluoromethanesulfonate

IDCP
iodonium dicollidine perchlorate

BATTLE
BiomarkerIntegrated Approaches of Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer Elimination

SDI
Strategic Directions International

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

New 10 terms

CFMR
continuous-flow membranes reactor

DEN
dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticle

PD
pharmacodynamic

PK
pharmacokinetic

PBMC
peripheral blood mononuclear cell

DCC
dendritic cell

TDD
transdermal drug delivery

AM
air mass

DEA
dielectric analysis

DOT
dendritic oligothiophene

Monday, November 15, 2010

New 10 terms

AV
adenovirus

BVDU
5- bromovinyl-2′-deoxyuridine

AZU
3′-azido-3′-deoxyuridine

TPS
(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)sulfonyl

AICA
aminoimidazolecarboxamide

DSR
dielectric relaxation spectroscopy

NIF
National Ignition Facility

REDOR
rotational-echo-double-resonance

ANS
1-naphthalene sulfonate

CID-MS
collision-induced dissociation mass spectrometry

Friday, November 12, 2010

New 10 terms

MEP
Manufacturing Extension Partnership

AWRI
Australian Wine Research Institute

EERS
edge excitation red shift

F-CESD
Franck-Condon excited-state distribution

SIR
sterically induced reduction

BIR
base-induced reaction

SCRF
self-consistent reaction field

NRP
Nuclear Posture Review

START
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

EMCV
encephalomyocarditis virus

Thursday, November 11, 2010

New 10 terms

DMN
4-N,N-dimethylaminobenzylidenemalononitrile

TTP
tricapped trigonal prism

AGLU
American Civil Liberties Union

ODC
oxygen depolarized cathode

IPIC
International Petroleum Investment Company

ZFP
zinc finger protein

ZFN
zinc finger nuclease

AMDE
absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion

TIH
toxic inhalation hazards

PTC
positive train control

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

New 10 terms

QN
quinine

RAIRS
reflection adsorption infrared spectroscopy

TA
tartaric acid

TFAP
2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenone

IMDA
intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction

AROCM
asymmetric ring-opening cross-metathesis

ACM
asymmetric cross-metathesis

ECR
electrochemical current rectifier

HDT
hexadecanethiol

UTI
urinary tract infection

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

New 10 terms

BH
Baylis-Hillman

CFBR
continuous fixed-bed reactor

PPD
1-phenylpropane-1,2-dione

CN
cinchonine

EtLt
ethyl lactate

EtPy
ethyl pyruvate

IC
intermediate complex

KPL
ketopantolactone

MPEG
poly(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether

MR
Mukaiyama's reagent

Monday, November 8, 2010

New 10 terms

FFCF
frequency-frequency correlation function

KTP
potassium titanyl phosphate

EWOD
electrowetting-on-dielectric

ABC
antibody binding capacity

CTC
circulating tumor cell

PFU
plaque-forming unit

PAPP
p-aminophenyl phoshate

RCA
Ricinus communis agglutinin

PSR
temperature-programmed surface reaction

ED
enantiodifferentiation

Friday, November 5, 2010

New 10 terms

GNM
Gaussian network model

ANM
anisotropic network model

ENM
elastic network model

IMP
integral membrane protein

PC
principal component

NMF
normal mode following

BNM
block normal mode

LGIC
ligand-gated ion channel

TCF
time-correlation function

ES
electronic structure

Thursday, November 4, 2010

New 10 terms

TAA
thioacetamide

CMS
Chandler, McCoy, and Singer

SCFT
self-consistent field theory

cDFT
classical density functional theory

TCPSC
time-correlated single photon counting

CFD
constant fraction discriminator

MCA
multichannel analyzer

NMA
normal mode analysis

EDA
essential dynamics analysis

MWC
Monod-Wyman-Changeux

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

New 10 terms

TBOT
tetrabutoxy orthotitanate

TEOT
tetraethoxy orthotitanate

CBE
conduction band energy

CFE
carbon fiber electrode

ICPE
incident photoconversion efficiency

HOP
homogeneous oxidation-precipitation

EC
electrochemical capacitor

FED
field emission display

LSMCD
liquid-source misted chemical deposition

SEE
secondary electron emission

Monday, November 1, 2010

New 10 terms

ILDA
intensified linear diode array

SIM
single mass fragment

MCR
multivariate curve resolution

COW
correlation optimized warping

ANOVA
analysis of variance

OPA
orthogonal projection approach

PARAFAC
parallel factor analysis

PTW
parametric time warping

PWA
piecewise alignment

RAFA
rank annihilation factor analysis

Friday, October 29, 2010

New 10 terms

LT
lithium titanate

HEV
hybrid vehicle

EV
electric vehicle

FOA
1,1-dihydroperfluorooctyl acrylate

IEM
isocyanatoethylmethacrylate

MTEMPO
4-methoxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl

SGI
N-tert-butyl-N-(1-diethylphosphono-2,2-dimethylpropyl)nitroxide

shf
superhyperfine

TMI
transition metal ion

SEED
substrate-enhanced electroless metal deposition

Thursday, October 28, 2010

New 10 terms

DMSA
3-(dimethoxymethylsilyl)propyl acrylate

EPS
electroactive polymer

DR
double resonance

GIC
graphite intercalation compound

MCMB
mesocarbon microbead

MCFC
molten carbonate fuel cell

EMD
electrolytic method

CMD
chemical method

MO
manganese oxide

CLS
classical least-square

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

New 10 terms

MCS
multichannel scaling

ANDA
Abbreviated New Drug Application

CASE
Council for Advancement and Support of Education

MSMT
1-(mesitylene-2-sulfonyl)-3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole

SASP
small, acid-soluble spore proteins

SSB
single-strand break

AFR
acetophenone formaldehyde resin

AMPS
2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid

BFA
2-(N-butyl perfluorooctanefluorosulfonamido)ethyl acrylate

BuMA
butyl methacrylate

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

New 10 terms

DTPF
1,1′-bis(di-o-tolylphosphino)ferrocene

DHA
dihydroanthracene

SE
stereospecific effect

GIB
guided-ion beam

QIT
quadrupolar ion trap

DDI
distributed data interface

SALC
symmetry-adapted linear bination

OPL
optical power limiting

prf
pulse repetition frequency

SPC
single photon counting

Monday, October 25, 2010

New 10 terms

MSR
multistate reactivity

RC
reactant complex

RE
reorganization energy

RI
resolution of identity

SC
suicidal complex

SO
side-on

STA
staurosporine

BQQ
benzoquinoquinoxaline

DIP
4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline

BTBPF
1,1′-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ferrocene

Friday, October 22, 2010

New 10 terms

SSM
single-state mechanism

DHA
dual hydrogen abstraction

BFCET
bond-formation coupled electron transfer

B2W
a basis set consisting of Wachters basis (with polarization and diffuse f) on iron, and 6-31G* on the atoms of the first coordination shell

B3LYP
a hybrid functional used in DFT consisting of 20% Hartree-Fock and 80% Becke88 exchange combined with the Lee-Yang-Parr correlation functional

BHLYP
a hybrid functional used in DFT, consisting of half Hartree-Fock and half Becke88 exchange combined with the Lee-Yang-Parr correlation functional

BLYP
a pure gradient functional used in DFT, consisting of Becke88 exchange combined with the Lee-Yang-Parr correlation functional

BO
ferric benzene oxide

CAM
camphor

CB
cooperative binding

Thursday, October 21, 2010

New 10 terms

OIG
Office of Inspector General

OPP
Office of Pesticide Programs

NIEHS
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

LLB
lanthanide luminescent bioprobe

CPR
cytochrome P450 reductase

ES
electron spin

PDX
putidaredoxin

KSIE
kinetic solvent isotope effect

EEF
external electric field

CPA
chromopyrollic acid

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

New 10 terms

SLU
St. Louis University

USCAP
United States Climate Action Partnership

AMLA
ambiphilic metal-ligand activation

IES
internal electrophilic substitution

EDM
energy decomposition method

SSR
single-state reactivity

QCP
quantum critical path

ACRG
Asian Cancer Research Group

USCF
the University of California, San Francisco

FIFRA
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

New 10 terms

TMC
1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane

TSR
two-state reactivity

MCP
metal-containing polymer

OMS
open metal site

DCC
dynamic covalent chemistry

CASI
Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative

CEDD
Centers of Excellence in Drug Discovery

CIND
Center for Imaging of Neurogenerative Diseases

ADNI
Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

STK
spleen tyrosine kinase

Thursday, October 14, 2010

New 10 terms

LSU
Louisiana State University

SLPC
1-stearoyllysophosphatidylcholine

BSRF
Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility

MFA
mean-field approximation

CMD
concerted metalation-deprotonation

MECP
minimum energy crossing point

OATS
oxidatively added transition state

OHM
oxidative hydrogen migration

ALMO
absolutely localized molecular

RP
rapid prototyping

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

New 10 terms

ARPAE
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy

ARPA
Advanced Research Projects Agenc

ARS
Agricultural Research Service

NASS
National Agricultural Statistics Service

ERS
Economic Research Service

STAR
Science to Achieve Results

PERC
perchloroethylene

NCGC
National Institutes of Health’s Chemical Genomics Center

SGC
Structural Genomics Consortium

IL
integrated laboratory

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

New 10 terms

ARPAE
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy

ARPA
Advanced Research Projects Agenc

ARS
Agricultural Research Service

NASS
National Agricultural Statistics Service

ERS
Economic Research Service

STAR
Science to Achieve Results

PERC
perchloroethylene

NCGC
National Institutes of Health’s Chemical Genomics Center

SGC
Structural Genomics Consortium

IL
integrated laboratory

Friday, October 8, 2010

New 10 terms

TDM
transition dipole moment

CDBACl
benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium chloride

SLS
sodium lauryl sulfate

MEPY
methyl 2-oxopyrrolidine-5(S)-carboxylate

DIPMC
trans-1,2-bis[(diphenylphosphino)methyl]cyclohexane

AGW
anthropogenic global warming

GPRI
Global Policy Research Institute

SEES
Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability

MPS
Mathematical and Physical Sciences

FASEB
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Thursday, October 7, 2010

New 10 terms

FDC
International Fertilizer Development Center

BDZ
benzodiazepine

IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency

FLP
frustrated Lewis pair

ocML
open-channeled monolayer

FND
fluorescent nanodiamond

LPG
liquefied petroleum gas

VPO
vanadium phosphate

BDE
binding energy

OLD
organic laser diode

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

New 10 terms

ACU
Abilene Christian University

HLS
harmonic light scattering

DoM
directed ortho-metalation

CAM
complex-assisted metathesis

coa
cyclooctane

DHP
1,2-dihydropyridine

ND
nanodiamond

sulfo-NHS
N-hydroxysulfosuccinimide

IMSERC
Integrated Molecular Structure Education and Research Center

GWAS
genome-wide association studies

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

New 10 terms

LSPR
localized surface plasmon resonance

NQD
nanocrystal quantum dot

DNM
dinaphthoylmethane

BTD
2,2-bis(trimethoxysilyl)decane

NP
nitrophenol

SPB
spherical polyelectrolyte brush

CAP
community-acquired pneumonia

PLoS
Public Library of Science

NSB
National Science Board

IRTF
Infrared Telescope Facility

Monday, October 4, 2010

New 10 terms

PGMEA
propylene glycol methyl ether acetate

TE
titanium ethoxide

TMMGU
tetramethoxymethyl glycouluril

DPD
1,5-diphenylpenta-1,4-diyne-3-one

MSQ
methylsilsesquioxane

ZPO
zirconium n-propoxide

DLW
direct laser writing

RVS
residual volume structure

ShS
shell structure

SkS
skeleton structure

Friday, October 1, 2010

New 10 terms

SA
self-assembly

DWA
direct-write assembly

GLD
glancing angle deposition

RTES
alkyltriethoxysilane

RTMS
alkyltrimethoxysilane

HL
holographic lithography

MBIL
multibeam interference lithography

PMIL
phase mask interference lithography

CP
cyclopentanone

GBL
γ-butyrolactone

Thursday, September 30, 2010

New 10 terms

PTS
4H-1,1-dioxo-4-dicyanomethylidene-2-p-tolyl-6-phenylthiopyran

DCAQ
N,N′-dicyano-2-t-butyl-9,10-anthraquinonediimine

DPQ
4,4′-diphenoquinone

NTDI
N,N′-bis(1,2-dimethylpropyl)-1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide

BDFC
n-butyl 9-dicyanomethylenefluorene-4-carboxylate

TAND
N-(p-(di-p-tolylamino)phenyl)-N′-(1,2-dimethylpropyl-1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide

TTA
tri-p-tolylamine

DEVP
diethyl vinylphosphonate

DEMVP
diethyl 1-methylvinylphosphonate

PC
photonic crystal

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

New 10 terms

BL
blocking layer

CGL
charge generation layer

CTM
charge transport material

MDP
molecularly doped polymer

UCL
undercoat layer

PIDC
photoinduced discharge curve

TNF
2,4,7-trinitro-9-fluorenone

SL
smoothing layer

BCMF
n-butyl 9-dicyanomethylenefluorene-4-carboxylate

DCMI
2-methyl-2-pentyl-1,3-bis(dicyanomethylene)indane

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

New 10 terms

BADPO
2,​5-​bis[(4-​aminophenoxy)​phenyl]​diphenylphosphine oxide

MLI
multi-layer insulation

PF8
poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene)

DL
detection limit

CE
cholesterol esterase

CACR
carbanion-​accelerated Claisen rearrangement

OPC
organic photoconductor

EP
electrophotographic

OCL
overcoat layer

CTL
charge-transport layer

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

New 10 terms

GRGDS
glycine- arginine-glycine-aspartate-serine

PMSQ
polymethylsilsesquioxane

SMC
smooth muscle cell

RESS
rapid expansion of the supercritical solvent

SFD
supercritical fluid deposition

MG
molecular glass

SCORR
supercritical CO2 resist remover

ULK
ultralow dielectric constant

BCP
block copolymer

BATFDPO
2,​5-​bis[(4-​amino-​2-​trifluoromethylphenoxy)​phenyl]​diphenylphosphine oxide

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

New 10 terms

EB
ethidium bromide

fppzH
3-trifluoromethyl-5-(2-pyridyl)pyrazole

ILEnT
inter-ligand energy transfer

PEL
polyelectrolyte

PBrS
brominated polystyrene

LWE
light wave coupling

SWM
segmented wormlike micelle

REM
replica molding

SANIM
solvent-assisted micromolding

CCS
core-crosslinked star

Friday, September 17, 2010

New 10 terms

CRH
corticotropin-releasing hormon

PFASE
perfluoroalkyl sulfonamidoethanol

FTOH
fluorotelomer alcohol

CURE
Consumers United for Rail Equity

STB
Surface Transportation Board

MISSE
Materials International Space Station Experiment

IFF
International Flavors and Fragrances

PFCA
perfluoroalkanecarboxylic acid

GPX
glutathione peroxidase

NBSH
4-nitrobenzenethiol

Thursday, September 16, 2010

New 10 terms

rhs
right-hand side

BNSL
binary nanoparticle superlattice

MCC
metal chalcogenide complex

TRTS
time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy

CELIV
carrier extraction by linearly increasing voltage

OCVD
open circuit voltage decay

NEP
noise-equivalent power

8HQ
8-hydroxyquinoline

RGGI
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

CRF
corticotropin-releasing factor

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

New 10 terms

PMNL
polymorphonuclear leucocytes

AM
alveolar macrophage

ALM
alveolar lining material

LDCL
luminol-​dependent chemiluminescence

QY
quantum yield

TGA
thioglycolic acid

MPA
3-mercaptopropionic acid

MES
2-mercaptoethanesulfonic acid

VSS
vapor-solid-solid

SFLS
supercritical-fluid-liquid-solid

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

New 10 terms

ts
temperature-sensitive

PITP
phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins

PI
phosphatidylinositol

TPA
12-​O-​tetradecanoyl-​phorbol 13-​acetate

DEN
diethylnitrosamine

LT
leukotriene

TDM
trehalose dimycolate

NDGA
nordihydroguaiaretic acid

LPO
lipid peroxidation

MDA
malondialdehyde

Monday, September 13, 2010

New 10 terms

SBR
stress birefringence

CTTS
charge transfer to solvent

MEEF
mask error enhancement factor

LSPR
localized surface plasmon

REL
recommended exposure limit

AMVN
2,​2'-​azobis(2,​4-​dimethylvaleronitrile)

PPL
phospholipid

DMPA
dimyristoyl phosphatidic acid

DPPG
dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol

IMM
inner mitochondrial membrane

Friday, September 10, 2010

New 10 terms

SACA
static advancing contact angle

SRCA
static receding contact angle

BARC
bottom antireflective coating

CD
critical dimension

TARC
top antireflective coating

PAB
postapplication bake

EBL
embedded barrier layer

WSA
water shedding agent

SSR
selective segregation removal

IBR
intrinsic birefringence

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

New 10 terms

OAI
off-axis illumination

SMO
source mask optimization

PSM
phase-shifting mask

OPC
optical proximity correction

SRAF
subresolution assist feature

DUV
deep ultraviolet

DNQ
diazonaphthoquinone

CA
chemically amplified

MTF
modulation transfer function

PEB
postexposure bake

Monday, September 6, 2010

New 10 terms

DDTP
2,3-dithien-3-yl-5,7-dithien-2-ylthieno[3,4-b]pyrazine

BFEE
boron trifluoride diethyl etherate

PhotoECD
photoelectrochromic device

ProDOT
(propylenedioxy)thiophene

ProDOP
(propylenedioxy)pyrrole

PP
polypropylene

LLE
last lens element

DOF
depth-of-focus

NA
numerical aperture

RET
resolution enhancement technique

Friday, September 3, 2010

New 10 terms

ENSCPB
Graduate School of Chemistry and Physics of Bordeaux

PECD
polymer electrochromic device

CE
coloration efficiency

CCE
composite coloration efficiency

PP
polypyrrole

PABTS
poly(3-methyl-2-{[3-(4-vinylbenzyl)-3H-benzothiazol-2-ylidene]hydrazono}-2,3-dihydrobenzothiazole-6-sulfonic acid

ABTS
3-methyl-2-{[3-(4-vinylbenzyl)-3H-benzothiazol-2-ylidene]hydrazono}-2,3-dihydrobenzothiazole-6-sulfonic acid

oCVD
oxidative chemical vapor deposition

EDOS
3,4-(ethylenedioxy)selenophene

EDOP
3,4-(ethylenedioxy)pyrrole

Thursday, September 2, 2010

New 10 terms

EPL
elliptically polarized light

SRG
surface relief grating

PC
plastic crystal

GC
glassy crystal

LVC
large volume capsule

s-SLB
solid-supported lipid bilayer

QCM-D
quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation

ECD
electrochromic device

EC
electrochromic

ECP
electrochromic polymer

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

New 10 terms

CPPO
9-[4-(diphenylphosphinoyl)phenyl]-9H-carbazole

PA
propylamine

ZB
zinc-blende

ODE
1-octadecene

OA
octylamine

TOAB
trioctylamine

TBP
tributylphosphine

TBPO
tributylphosphine oxide

APEFC
alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cell

LSV
linear sweep voltammetry

Friday, August 27, 2010

New 10 terms

FeRAM
ferroelectric random access memory

DMPC
L-1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine

GID
grazing incidence X-ray diffraction

XR
X-ray reflectivity

PC
phosphocholine

EQE
external quantum efficiency

APO
aryl phosphine oxide

TMOADPO
2-(diphenylphosphoryl)-N-(2-(diphenylphosphoryl)-4-methoxyphenyl)-4-methoxy-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)aniline

HTTA
2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone

Thursday, August 26, 2010

New 10 terms

PA
phosphonic acid

PCRAM
phase change random access memory

DVD
digital versatile disk

VEC
valence-electron concentration

COHP
crystal-orbital Hamilton population

JDOS
joint density of states

PF
Poole-Frenkel

CET
complete erasure time

CD
compact disk

SIL
solid immersion lens

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

New 10 terms

FD
frequency domain

SAFIR
structure-affinity relationship

AHD
aprotic highly dipolar

BC
butylene carbonate

CBILS
carbonate-based ionic liquid synthesis

GyC
glycerol carbonate

LCA
life cycle assessment

LC
lethal concentration

OC
organic carbonate

PC
propylene carbonate

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

New 10 terms

BE
binding energy

PBS
Public Broadcasting Service

NSTA
National Science Teachers Association

ASEE
American Society for Engineering Education

OU
University of Oklahoma

LSI
Laboratory Safety Institute

CHO
Chemical Hygiene Officer

FST
Fusion Science Theater

NRCC
National Registry of Certified Chemists

RSF
respecting sensitivity factor

Monday, August 23, 2010

New 10 terms

SAND
self-assembled nanodielectric

BZT
barium zirconate titanate

PEALD
plasma-enhanced atomic-layer-deposited

CYEPL
cyanoethylpullulan

PPA
poly(parabanic acid)

IBAD
ion beam-assisted deposited

CPB
cross-linked polymer blend

OSC
organic semiconductor

MIM
metal-insulator-metal

ODPA
n-octadecylphosphonic acid

Friday, August 20, 2010

New 10 terms

WIW
within-wafer

PMOS
p-type metal oxide semiconductor

NMOS
n-type metal oxide semiconductor

BPSG
borophosphosilicate glass

BPTEOS
borophosphorous tetraethylorthosilicate

LDIMS
laser desorption ionization mass spectrum

SAMT
self-assembled multilayer

PTAA
polytriarylamine

SC
semiconductor

GD
gate dielectric

Thursday, August 19, 2010

New 10 terms

MOL
middle of the line

STI
shallow trench isolation

ILD
interlevel dielectric

UTSOI
ultrathin silicon-on-insulator

ETSOI
extremely thin silicon-on-insulator

LSOI
local silicon-on-insulator

RMG
replacement metal gate

MuGFET
multigate field effect transistor

LPCVD
low-pressure chemical vapor deposition

WID
within-die

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

New 10 terms

SSL
strong segmentation limit

PEB
poly(ethylene-co-butadiene)

NDP
nonadecylphenol

MSA
methanesulfonic acid

PDP
pentadecylphenol

NR
neutron reflectivity

SLD
scattering length density

DSA
directed self-assembly

IRS
intermediate segmentation region

LWR
line width roughness

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

New 10 terms

ITRS
International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors

TBTDET
terbutylimidotris(diethylamido)tantalum

SMFD
synchronously modulated flow and draw

AVDP
alternating vapor deposition polymerization

VDP
vapor deposition polymerization

TC
terephthaloyl chloride

PD
p-phenylenediamine

GO
graphite oxide

ARPES
angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

WSL
weak segmentation limit

Monday, August 16, 2010

New 10 terms

CDO
carbon-doped oxide

BTESM
bis(triethoxysilyl)methane

BTESE
1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane

HBPCSO
hyperbranched polycarbosilane

MB
methane-bridged

SEI
Science and Engineering Indicators

ACWA
Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives

EWG
Environmental Working Group

PTEC
Physics Teacher Education Coalition Conference

CTEC
Chemistry Teacher Education Coalition

Thursday, August 5, 2010

New 10 terms

BMO
butadiene monoxide

EP
ellipsometric porosimetry

TEFS
triethoxyfluorosilane

DFL
dielectric flash layer

TMSNB
trimethoxysilylnorbornene

TESNB
triethoxysilylnorbornene

TCS
tetra(trimethoxysilylethyl)cyclotetrasiloxane

ILD
interlayer dielectric

OPL
organic planarization layer

PSZ
pure silica zeolite

Monday, August 2, 2010

New 10 terms

DMTA
mechanical thermal analysis

MELT
modified edge lift-off test

BTESP
1,2-bis(trialkoxysilyl)ethane

FPB
four-point bending

DCB
double cantilever beam

HBCSO
hyperbranched carbosiloxane

HBPCS
hyperbranched polycarbosilane

USHC
unsaturated hydrocarbon

BCHD
bicyclohexadiene

CPO
cyclopentene oxide

Friday, July 30, 2010

New 10 terms


OMCTS
octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane

DMPCSO
decamethylcylopentasiloxane

DMOMS
dimethoxymethylsilane

DEMS
diethoxymethylsilane

DMDMOS
dimethyldimethoxysilane

DMDOSH
dimethyldioxysilylcyclohexane

MTES
methyltriethoxysilane

DVS
divinylsiloxane

DIPB
diisopropenylbenzene

HSSQ
hydrogen silsesquioxane

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

New 10 terms

FDLC
fluorinated diamond-like carbon

4MS
tetramethylsilane

3MS
trimethylsilane

DMPS
dimethylphenylsilane

DPMS
diphenylmethylsilane

DVDMS
divinyldimethylsilane

TVMS
trivinylmethylsilan

HMCTSO
hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane

TMCTS
tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane

TVTMCTS
tetravinyltetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

New 10 terms

NTRS
National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors

RC
resistance and capacitance

HDP
high-density plasma

FEOL
front-end-of-the-line

SD
single damascene

DD
dual damascene

RTCVD
room temperature chemical vapor deposition

FTAS
fluorotrialkoxysilane

HPDEC
high power decoupled

FRES
forward recoil elastic scattering

Monday, July 26, 2010

New 10 terms

PAMC
pseudo-atomistic Monte Carlo

PDS
photothermal deflection spectroscopy

LAP
laser-assisted poling

TPF
two-photon-induced fluorescence

TSM
two-state model

TMT
Teng-Man technique

PAS
polarized absorption spectroscopy

VAPAS
variable angle polarized absorption spectroscopy

VLSI
very large scale integration

FSG
fluorosilicate glass

Friday, July 23, 2010

New 10 terms

CRS
cell-respirometric screening

SF
streched film

VASE
variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometer

CG
coarse-grained

IRF
instrument response function

HTP
4-hydroxythiophenol

DAT
10-dodecylanthracene-9-thiol

BEOL
back-end-of-the-line

UHF
ultra high frequency

SWAP
size, weight, and power

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

New 10 terms

FC
Fast Closed

VNIR
very-near infrared

LS
lauryl sulfate

PA
preamplifier

BA
bridge amplifier

SH
sample hold

PT
pressure transducer

DBS
dichroic beam splitter

ICC
inverted colloidal crystal

DMEM
Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium

Friday, July 16, 2010

New 10 terms

TRPL
time-resolved photoluminescence

BTB
bromothymol blue

MLC
metal-ligand complex

OSPF
oxygen-sensitive polymer film

CIAC
Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

IC
ion chromatography

SIPO
State Intellectual Property Office

ATOFMS
aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer

CUR
Council on Undergraduate Research

CSC
Canadian Society for Chemistry

Thursday, July 15, 2010

New 10 terms

EC
ethylcellulose

TFEM
2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate

PTFEM
poly(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate)

TOAOH
tetraoctylammonium hydroxide

PVCD
poly(vinylidene chloride-​co-​vinyl chloride)

ITL
ideality temperature limit

PVC
pigment volume concentration

TPGDA
tri(propylene glycol) diacrylate

PEGEM
poly(ethylene glycol) ethyl ether methacrylate

DRLFP
diffuse reflectance laser flash photolysis

Monday, July 12, 2010

New 10 terms

RL
radioluminescence

CRSA
chemical-responsive sensor array

PPCSA
pin-printed chemical sensor array

DPVBi
4,4'-bis(2,2'-diphenylvinyl)-1,1'-biphenyl

OSAILS
optical sensor and integrated light source

DM
demodulation

ETEOS
ethyltriethoxysilane

TPEL
two-photon excited luminescence

OPEL
one-photon excited luminescence

TMC
transition metal complex

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

New 10 terms

GGA
glucose-glutamic acid

NBE
near band edge

CHFOE
2'-chloro-7'-hexylfluorescein octadecyl ester

ILET
interligand electron transfer

FDM
frequency domain method

DPDMOS
diphenyldimethoxysilane

TMMOS
trimethylmethoxysilane

PD
pore diameter

AR
aspect ratio

CE
Clark electrode

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

New 10 terms

MAPTMS
3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane

LOCI
luminescent oxygen channeling immunoassay

TMMB
1,​3,​5-​tris[2-​(2'-​pyridyl)​benzimidazolyl]​methylbenzene

AOx
alcohol oxidase

LOx
lactate oxidase

LOC
lab on a chip

COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

GZO
gadolinium zirconate

RGP
rigid gas-permeable

SNAFL
seminaphthofluorescein

Thursday, July 1, 2010

New 10 terms

HABA
2-(4-hydroxyphenylazo)benzoic acid

AA
anodized aluminum

DSP
digital signal processor

PD
photodiode

DRS
diffuse reflectance spectrum

FBLMS
floe-based luminescence-sensing method

NDMA
N-nitrodimethylamine

EMT
N-ethyl-N'-methylsulfonylthiourea

HQS
8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid

HSNQ
8-hydroxy-7-(4-sulfo-1-naphthylazo)-5-quinolinesulfonic acid

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

New 10 terms

RTP
room temperature phosphorescence

IFOS
imaging-​fiber oxygen sensor

BGA
blood gas analyzer

FLIM
fluorescent lifetime imaging

SF
sensing film

SV
Stern-Volmer

SNR
signal-to-noise ratio

PBA
pyrenebutyric acid

PMSP
poly(1-trimethylsilyl-3-propyne)

RET
resonance energy transfer

Monday, June 28, 2010

New 10 terms

DFI
differential fluorescence induction

DLR
dual lifetime referencing

LDO
luminescent dissolved oxygen

DLR
dual luminophore referencing

OMC
organometallic compound

TPV
total pore volume

PSL
pressure-​sensitive luminophore

TSL
temperature-​sensitive luminophore

HPC
hydroxypropylcellulose​​​​

MOLLI
modular luminescence lifetime imaging system

Friday, June 25, 2010

New 10 terms

BAR
benzamide ribonucleoside

REMPI
resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization spectroscopy

PKR
Pauson-Khand reaction

DDL
diffuse double layer

MUSIC
multisite complexation

TDL
triple diffuse layer

DLD
dual lifetime determination

APTMS
3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane

DO
dissolved oxygen

PD
photodetector

Thursday, June 24, 2010

New 10 terms

TBPM
tetrabutylphosphonium

DS
degree of substitution

CAB
cellulose acetate butyrate

MFC
microfibrillated cellulose

CCR
Council for Chemical Research

RFF
Resources for the Future

AEGIS
artificial expanded genetic information systems

NA
nucleic acid

ODF
oligodeoxyfluoroside

PNP
purine nucleoside phosphorylase

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

New 10 terms

AOMIM
1-allyloxy-3-methylimidazolium

APIM
1-allyl-3-propargylimidazolium

BzDTA
benzyldimethyl(tetradecyl)ammonium

BMPyr
1-butyl-3-methylpyrrolidinium

BMPy
3-methyl-N-butylpyridinium

DAIM
1,3-diallylimidazolium

ECOENG
1,3-dimethylimidazolium dimethylphosphonate

HEMIM
1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium

BzMIM
1-methyl-3-benzylimidazolium

MMIM
1,3-dimethylimidazolium

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

New 10 terms

FA
fluoroalkene

EB
electron beam

DS
degree of sulfonation

PAAVE
perfluoroalkoxyalkyl vinyl ether

PAVE
prefluoroalkyl vinyl ether

PFP
perfluoropropylene

ASE
aromatic stabilization energy

ABIM
1-allyl-3-butylimidazolium

ADMIM
1-allyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium

AMIM
1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium

Thursday, June 17, 2010

New 10 terms

CSM
cure site monomer

PSMI
poly(styrene-alt-maleimide)

DTBP
tert-butyl peroxide

BTBDMH
2,5-bis(tert-butylperoxy)-2,5-dimethylhexane

GPE
gel polymer electrolyte

PMVE
perfluoromethyl vinyl ether

PPVE
perfluoro-n-propyl vinyl ether

MAF
α-trifluoromethacrylic acid

MAFTBE
tert-butyl α-trifluoromethacrylate

HFIB
hexafluoroisobutyrene

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

New 10 terms

EAOP
electrochemical advanced oxidation process

EEI
environmental-economic index

GAC
granular activated carbon

PPC
photoperoxi-coagulation

PEC
photoelectrocatalysis

DEFT
N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide

TSS
total suspended solid

CTFE
chlorotrifluoroethylene

LCB
long chain branch

EC
ethylene carbonate

Monday, June 14, 2010

New 10 terms

MEO
mediated electrochemical oxidation

BZ
benzene

DCP
1,3-dichloro-2-propan

EF
electro-Fenton

PC
peroxy-coagulation

PEF
photoelectro-Fenton

SPEF
solar photoelectro-Fenton

ECP
electrochemical peroxidation

AFT
anodic Fenton treatment

CE
current efficiency

Friday, June 11, 2010

New 10 terms

GCE
general current efficiency

MCE
mineralization current efficiency

OFR
oxygen flow rate

TOC
total organic carbon

ETOR
electrochemical oxygen transfer reaction

DSA
dimensionally stable anode

ACE
average current efficency

EC
energy consumption

MMD
methamidophos

CDEO
conductive-diamond electrochemical oxidation

Thursday, June 10, 2010

New 10 terms

TPA
two-photon absorbing

HBE
hot-band harvesting

PD
photodynamic

AMG
age-related macular degeneration

CNV
choroidal neovascularization

PCI
photochemical internalization

TAMCPP
5.10.15-tri(4-acetamidophenyl)-20-mono(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin

BATNEEEC
best available techniques not entailing excessive cost

ICE
instantaneous current efficiency

EOI
electrochemical oxidation index

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

New 10 terms

GTR
guided tissue regeneration

GBR
guided bone regeneration

TTS
transdermal therapeutic system

TDDS
transdermal drug delivery system

CVP
carboxyvinyl polymer

ODA
Official Development Assistance

SMW
soil mixing wall

JSG
jumbo-jet special grout

GISS
Goddard Institute for Space Studies

PDO
Pacific Decadal Oscillation

Monday, June 7, 2010

New 10 terms

NC
non-contact

OPLS
optimized potentials for liquid simulation

RGP
radial growth polymerization

SIS
sterically induced stoichiometry

UFF
universal force field

CASING
cross-linking with activated species of inert gas

CMADN
carboxymethylated disulfide keratin

ICTAC
International Confederation of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

NODE
nonaoxyethylene dodecyl ether

TPPC
tetraphenylphosphonium chloride

Friday, June 4, 2010

New 10 terms

BIEA
2-(2-bromoisobutyryloxy)ethyl acrylate

PBIEA
poly[2-(2-bromoisobutyryloxy)ethyl acrylate]

BPBA
2-(2-bromopropionyloxy)butyl acrylate

BPEM
2-(2-bromopropionyloxy)ethyl methacrylate

PBPEM
poly[2-(2-bromopropionyloxy)ethyl methacrylate]

HLB
hyper-long-branched

HSB
hyper-short-branched

IFIRP
initiator-fragment incorporation radical polymerization

LP
linear polymer

MAG
multiple antigen glyocpeptide

Thursday, June 3, 2010

New 10 terms

PSS
photostationary state

PEGA
poly(ethylene glycol) acrylamide

MCPT
micro chemical process technology

PAMIR
Potential and Applications of Microreaction Technology

PM
particulate matter

MCE
micro chip electrophoresis

BF
branching frequency

MBP
multibranching polymerization

MBROP
multi-branching ring-opening polymerization

AADC
2-(N,N-diethyldithiocarbamyl) ethyl ether

Thursday, May 27, 2010

New 10 terms

PSS
photostationary state

PEGA
poly(ethylene glycol) acrylamide

MCPT
micro chemical process technology

PAMIR
Potential and Applications of Microreaction Technology

PM
particulate matter

MCE
micro chip electrophoresis

BF
branching frequency

MBP
multibranching polymerization

MBROP
multi-branching ring-opening polymerization

AADC
2-(N,N-diethyldithiocarbamyl) ethyl ether

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

New 10 terms

PAM
poly(azomethine)

PB
polybutadiene

PIP
polyisoprene

CE
crown ether

CP
cyclophane

GSCC
ground-state coconformation

MSCC
metastable-state coconformation

BCE
bovine capillary endothelial

FA
focal adhesion

DMNPB
3-(4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrophenyl)-2-butyl

Thursday, May 20, 2010

New 10 terms

MEMO
3-{2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}methyl-3-methyloxetane

HMO
3-hydroxymethyl-3-methyloxetane

PTHF
polytetrahydrofuran

TMO
oxytrimethylene

MVE
methyl vinyl ether

PMVE
poly(methyl vinyl ether)

EVE
ethyl vinyl ether

PEVE
poly(ethyl vinyl ether)

nPVE
n-propyl vinyl ether

PnPVE
poly(n-propyl vinyl ether)

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

New 10 terms

BHJ
bulk heterojunction

PCBM
[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester

PCE
power conversion efficiency

DTBT
4,7-di-2-thienyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole

DPQ
2,3-diphenylquinoxaline

TPZ
thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine

BSe
benzoselenadiazole

TPT
thiophene-phenylene-thiophene

PTV
poly(thienylvinylene)

PYM
2-pyran4-ylidenmalononitrile

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

New 10 terms

TKAS
tetrakis(acetoxydibutyltinoxy)silane

PMNB
pentamethylnitrosobenzene

PTA
poly(1,2,3-triazole)

PVC
photovoltaic cell

CGM
charge-generation material

LCPA
liquid crystalline polyacetylene

LEPA
light-emitting polyacetylene

HPS
1,1,2,3,4,5-hexaphenylsilole

AIEE
aggregation-induced emission enhancement

PSC
polymer solar cell

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

New 10 terms

TABS
thermally activated barrier to scission

TCE
1,1,1-tris(cinnamoyloxymethyl)ethane

DCDC
double cleavage drilled compression

BBS
4,4'-bis(2-benzoxazolyl)stilbene

eCFP
enhanced cyan fluorescent protein

eYFP
enhanced yellow fluorescent protein

SIC
strain-induced crystallization

TDCB
tapered double-cantilever beam

PDES
polydiethoxysiloxane

DBTL
dibutyltin dilaurate

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

New 10 terms

EAGER
Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research

RAPID
Grants for Rapid Response Research

REUREKA
Exceptional Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration

HBC
hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene

JS
Jacobson and Stockmayer

UPy
ureido-pyrimidinone

DDF
Dudowicz, Douglas, and Freed

COGEF
constrained geometries simulate external force

EFEI
external force is explicitly included

DPPH
2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl

Thursday, April 1, 2010

New 10 terms

PDEAm
poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide)

HEPPA
2-hydroxyehtyl-4-(4-prop-2-ynyloxy)phenyl acrylate

PHEPPA
poly[2-hydroxyehtyl-4-(4-prop-2-ynyloxy)phenyl acrylate]

FITC
fluorescein isothiocyanate

MPB
maltose binding protein

TYMV
turnip yellow mosaic virus

DTB
dithiobenzyl

EGEMA
ethylene glycol methyl ether methacerylate

NAPIM
National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers

NIGMS
National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

New 10 terms

ATRC
atom-transfer radical coupling

BIEM
1-(2-bromoisobutyryloxy)ethyl methacrylate

PBIEM
poly[-(2-bromoisobutyryloxy)ethyl methacrylate]

Nb
norbornene

PNb
polynorbornene

PGL
3,6-dipropargyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione

MEM
minimal essential medium

MI
macroinitiator

MM
macromonomer

DEAm
N,N-diethylacrylamide

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

New 10 terms

PLEU
polyleucine

PTYR
polytyrosine

FBS
fetal bovine serum

M/I
monomer-initiator ratio

BiSS
bismuth subsalicylate

THME
1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane

PENT
pentaerythritol

ADA
aliphatic dicarboxylic acid

HBPA
hyperbranched aromatic polyamide

REO
robust, efficient, and orthogonal

Friday, March 19, 2010

New 10 terms

PIMP
photoinitiator-mediated polymerization

NPC
p-nitrophenyl chloroformate

XRR
X-ray reflectivity

AMM
activated monomer mechanism

HVT
high vacuum technique

NACE
nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis

DATT
1,13-diamino-4,7,10-trioxatridecane

LGA
L-glutamic acid

NAM
normal amine mechanism

PGLY
polyglycine

Thursday, March 18, 2010

New 10 terms

3VP
3-vinylpyridine

P3VP
poly(3-vinylpyridine)

IA
itaconic acid

PIA
poly(itaconic acid)

PMAn
poly(maleic anhydride)

PNVI
poly(N-vinylimidazole)

PNVP
poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)

VDMA
2-vinyl-4,4-dimethyl azlactone

PVDMA
poly(2-vinyl-4,4-dimethyl azlactone)

DEPN
N-tert-butyl-N-[1-diethylphosphino-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)] nitroxide

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

New 10 terms

PSLS
poly(salen ligand-derivatized styrene)

SPEG
4-[poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether]styrene

PSPEG
poly{4-[poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether]styrene}

VA
4-vinylaniline

PVA
poly(4-vinylaniline)

VBCB
4-vinylbenzocyclobutene

PVBCB
poly(4-vinylbenzocyclobutene)

VB
4-vinylbenzoate

PVB
poly(4-vinylbenzoate)

2VP
2-vinylpyridine

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

New 10 terms

AS
acetoxystyrene

PAS
poly(acetoxystyrene)

CMS
4-chloromethylstyrene

PCMS
poly(4-chloromethylstyrene)

MS
4-methylstyrene

PMS
poly(4-methylstyrene)

PPFS
poly(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorostyrene)

Sd8
deuterated styrene

PSd8
poly(deuterated styrene)

SLS
salen ligand-derivatized styrene

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

New 10 terms

PDMAM
poly(N,N-dimethylmethacrylamide)

PDMAPAM
poly(N,N-dimethylaminopropylacrylamide)

DMAPAMMI
N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]acrylamide methiodide

PDMAPAMMI
poly{N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]acrylamide methiodide}

PHMAM
N-hydroxymethyl acrylamide

PPHMAM
poly(N-hydroxymethyl acrylamide)

MBAM
N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide

PMBAM
poly(N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide)

MEAM
methoxyethylacrylamide

PMEAM
poly(methoxyethylacrylamide)

Friday, March 5, 2010

New 10 terms

PtBA
poly(tert-butyl acrylate)

TFEA
trifluoroethyl acrylate

PTFBA
poly(trifluoroethyl acrylate)

TMSA
trimethylsilyl acrylate

PTMSA
poly(trimethylsilyl acrylate)

HPMAM
N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide

PHPMAM
poly[N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide]

MAM
mechacrylamide

PMAM
poly(methacrylamide)

PAGA
poly(N-acryloyl glucosamine)

Thursday, March 4, 2010

New 10 terms

POA
poly(octyl acrylate)

ODA
octadecyl acrylate

PODA
poly(octadecyl acrylate)

PPEGA
poly[poly(ethylene glycol) acrylate]

PPEGASF
poly[poly(ethylene glycol) acrylate succinyl fluorescein]

PEGMEA
poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate

PPEGMEA
poly[poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate]

PFPA
pentafluoropropyl acrylate

PPFPA
poly(pentafluoropropyl acrylate)

tBA
tert-butyl acrylate

Monday, March 1, 2010

New 10 terms

PDMAEA
poly[2-(diethylamino)ethyl acrylate]

PEA
poly(ethyl acrylate)

EGDA
ethylene glycol diacrylate

PEGDA
poly(ethylene glycol diacrylate)

FA
fluorescein acrylate

PFA
poly(fluorescein acrylate)

HDFDA
heptadecafluorodecyl acrylate

PHDFDA
poly(heptadecafluorodecyl acrylate)

PHEA
poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate)

OA
octyl acrylate

Thursday, February 25, 2010

New 10 terms

BzA
benzyl acrylate

PBzA
poly(benzyl acrylate)

CPPUA
11-(4'-cyanophenyl)-4''-phenoxy)undecyl acrylate

PCPPUA
poly[11-(4'-cyanophenyl)-4''-phenoxy)undecyl acrylate]

CPon
cyclopentanone

CDon
cyclododecanone

NPRA
National Petrochemical and Refiners Association

CFATS
Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Standards

PF
prompt fluorescence

DMAEA
2-(diethylamino)ethyl acrylate

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

New 10 terms

MPC
2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine

PMPC
poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine)

SBMA
sulfobetaine methacrylate

PSBMA
poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate)

SEMA
2-sulfatoethyl methacrylate

PSEMA
poly(2-sulfatoethyl methacrylate)

BAEA
2-(bromoacetoxy)ethyl acrylate

PBAEA
poly[2-(bromoacetoxy)ethyl acrylate]

BPEA
2-(2-bromopropionyloxy)ethyl acrylate

PBPEA
poly[2-(2-bromopropionyloxy)ethyl acrylate]

Friday, February 19, 2010

New 10 terms

BIMHFP
2-(1-butylimidazolium-3-yl)ethyl methacrylate

PBIMHFP
poly[2-(1-butylimidazolium-3-yl)ethyl methacrylate]

PPEGMA
poly[poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate]

EGMEMA
(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate

PEGMEMA
poly[(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate]

PPEGMEMA
poly{poly[(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate]}

MEP
2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate

PMEP
poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate)

METAC
2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyltrimethylammonium chloride

PMETAC
poly[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyltrimethylammonium chloride]

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

New 10 terms

POMA
poly(octyl methacrylate)

PPEGDMA
poly[poly(ethylene glycol dimethacrylate)]

PeMMA
3-perylenylmethyl methacrylate

PPeMMA
poly(3-perylenylmethyl methacrylate)

SMA
(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-yl)methyl methacrylate

PSMA
poly[(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-yl)methyl methacrylate

TMSMA
trimethylsilyl methacrylate

PTMSMA
poly(trimethylsilyl methacrylate)

TMSPMA
3-(trimethylsilyl)propyl methacrylate

PTMSPMA
poly[3-(trimethylsilyl)propyl methacrylate]

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

New 10 terms

PNMEMA
poly[2-(N-morpholino)ethyl methacrylate]

DPF
diesel particulate filter

MVNO
mobile virtual network operator

CAD
computer aided design

ODM
original design manufacturing/-er

OEM
original equipment manufacturing/-er

NVOCMA
4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl methacrylate

PNVOCMA
poly(4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl methacrylate)

PODMA
poly(octadecyl methacrylate)

OMA
octyl methacrylate

Friday, February 12, 2010

New 10 terms

PMDPAB
poly[4-(10-methacryloyldecyloxy)-4'-penthylazobenzene]

MEMA
2-methoxyethyl methacrylate

PMEMA
poly(2-methoxyethyl methacrylate)

MES
2-(methacryloyloxy)ehtyl succinate

PMES
poly[2-(methacryloyloxy)ehtyl succinate]

MUr
5'-methacryloyluridine

PMUr
poly(5'-methacryloyluridine)

NHSMA
N-hydroxysuccinimide methacrylate

PNHSMA
poly(N-hydroxysuccinimide methacrylate)

NMEMA
2-(N-morpholino)ethyl methacrylate

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

New 10 terms

LAMA
lactobionamidoethyl methacrylate

LDMA
lead dimethacrylate

PLDMA
poly(lead dimethacrylate)

MAA
methacrylic acid

PMAA
poly(methacrylic acid)

MAd
5'-methacryloyladenosine

PMAd
poly(5'-methacryloyladenosine)

MAIG
3-O-methacryloyl-1,2,5,6-di-O-isoprolylidene-D-glucofuranose

PMAIG
poly(3-O-methacryloyl-1,2,5,6-di-O-isoprolylidene-D-glucofuranose)

MDPAB
4-(10-methacryloyldecyloxy)-4'-penthylazobenzene

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

New 10 terms

PEGDMA
poly(ethylene glycol dimethacrylate)

EMOMA
3-ethyl-3-(methacryloxy)methyloxetane

PEMOMA
poly[3-ethyl-3-(methacryloxy)methyloxetane]

FMMA
ferrocenylmethyl methacrylate

PFMMA
poly(ferrocenylmethyl methacrylate)

GAMA
gluconamidoethyl methacrylate

PGMA
poly(glycidyl methacrylate)

HDFDMA
hepadecafluorodecyl methacrylate

PHDFDMA
poly(hepadecafluorodecyl methacrylate)

HPMA
2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate

Monday, February 8, 2010

New 10 terms

CoML
Census of Marine Life

DEAEMA
2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate

PDEAEMA
poly[2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate]

DHPMA
2,3-dihydroxypropyl methacrylate

PDHPMA
poly(2,3-dihydroxypropyl methacrylate)

PDMAEMA
poly[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate]

DPAEMA
2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate

PDPAEMA
poly[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate]

PEEMA
poly[1-(ethoxy)ethyl methacrylate]

EGDMA
ethylene glycol dimethacrylate

Friday, February 5, 2010

New 10 terms

SI-CRP
surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization

PAHMA
poly(6-azidohexyl methacrylate)

AHMA
6-azidohexyl methacrylate

BIEMA
2-(2-bromoisobutyryloxy)ethyl methacrylate

PBIEMA
poly[2-(2-bromoisobutyryloxy)ethyl methacrylate]

PBzMA
poly(benzyl methacrylate)

CDMA
cadmium dimethacrylate

PCDMA
poly(cadmium dimethacrylate)

DDMA
dodecyl methacrylate

PDDMA
poly(dodecyl methacrylate)

Thursday, February 4, 2010

New 10 terms

CLC
capillary liquid chromatography

CEC
capillary electrochromatography

TrMA
triphenylmethyl methacrylate

FlLi
9-fluorenyllithium

POM
polarized optical micrograph

HSVM
high-speed vibration milling

DCMPS
dichloromethylphenylsilane

MA
mandelic acid

PPI
poly(phenyl isocyanide)

SI
surface-initiated

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

New 10 terms

DRD
dendron-res-dendron

DHP
dendron-helical polypeptide

NMTP
N-methyl-2-thiopyrrolidine

BOPCl
bis(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)phosphinic chloride

PIA
photoinduced absorption

CDMT
2-chloro-4,6-dimethyl-1,3,5-triazine

APPDA
N-(3-aminopropyl)-1,3-propanediamine

PMDC
poly(methallyl dichloride)

DNP
1,5-dioxynaphthalene

SAP
square antiprism

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

New 10 terms

PPD
Pharmaceutical Product Development

DPU
discovery performance unit

TM
tetrathiomolybdate

TOPM
thermal optical polarized microscopy

SBRP
organostibine mediated living radical polymerization

GRIN
gradient-refractive index

DPS
dendritic polystyrene

DC
dendron-coil

DR
dendron-rod

PBI
perylene bisimide

Monday, February 1, 2010

New 10 terms

SPLS
single particle light scattering

PFS
poly(ferrocenylsilane)

TRITC
tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate

IDC
indodicarbocyanine perchlorate

APBA
acrylamidophenylboronic acid

PBD
poly(butadiene)

RIP
recognition induced polymerization

PLAMA
poly(lactobionamidoethyl methacrylate)

CFDA
carboxyfluorescein diacetate

OTA
Office of Technology Assessment

Friday, January 29, 2010

New 10 terms

AP
N-acryloylpiperidine

AA
N-acryloylazocane

IONP
iron oxide nanoparticles

LMA
lauryl methacrylate

DTP
2,2'-dithiopyridyl disulfide

SCK
shell-cross-linked Knedel-like

MAP
multiple antigenic peptide

PGLBA
poly(glycerol beta-alanine)

PDMA
poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide)

PGAMA
poly(gluconamidoethylmethacrylate)

Thursday, January 28, 2010

New 10 terms

NPMA
p-nitrophenyl methacrylate

APDA
3-acrylamidophenylboronic acid

DDMA
(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane)methyl acrylate

DEPMA
diethoxypropyl methacrylate

IVDG
1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-6-O-(2'-formyl-4'-vinylphenyl)-D-dalactopyranose

DEGMA
diethylene glycol methacrylate

AGA
N-acryloylglucosamine

GNP
gold nanoparticle

CDDS
controlled drug delivery system

PHPMA
poly(hydroxypropyl methacrylamide)

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

New 10 Terms

AEMA
2-aminoethyl methacrylate

FPh
fluphenazine

FLC
ferroelectric liquid crystal

PCH
phenylcyclohexyl

NLC
namatic liquid crystal

PDS
pyridyl disulfide

NAM
N-acryloylmorpholine

NBD
4-nitro-7-(piperazin-1-yl)benzo[c][1.2.5]oxadiazole

PMA
propargyl methacrylate

CPAD
4-cyanopentanoic acid dithiobenzoate

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

New 10 terms

GA
glycolic acid

SBD
substrate-binding domain

DXO
1,5-dioxepane-2-one

DO
1,4-dioxan-2-one

GADE
L-glutamic acid diethyl ester

PTMC
poly(trimethylene carbonate)

IPMD
3-(S)-isopropylmorpholin-2,5-dione

HPA
2-hydroxyphenylacetic acid

LMS
laccase-mediator system

PBD
polymer of polybutadiene

Monday, January 25, 2010

New 10 terms

PMPC
poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine)

SET-LRP
single electron transfer living radical polymerization

THI
tetrahydroindene

BE
benzoylecgonine

GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease

ASP
Advanced Spectroscopy Portal

SARM
selective androgen receptor modulator

TSAS
transition-state analogue substrate

CBD
cellulose-binding domain

GH
glycoside hydrolase

Friday, January 22, 2010

New 10 terms

HOVE
2-hydroxyethyl vinyl ether

Hx
hexane

IBEA
1-(isobutoxy)ethyl acetate

IP
isoprene

MCH
methylcyclohexane

MOVE
2-methoxyethyl vinyl ether

ND
norbornadiene

OEVE
vinyl ether with oxyethylene pendant

PBO
poly(butylene oxide)

PIB
polyisobutene

Thursday, January 21, 2010

New 10 terms

TMSt
2,4,6-trimethylstyrene

AuNP
gold nanoparticle

BnVE
benzyl vinyl ether

tBuVE
tert-butyl vinyl ether

CEVE
2-chloroethyl vinyl ether

CHDVE
1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol divinyl ether

CVE
cetyl vinyl ether

DTBP
2,6-di-tert-butylpyridine

EOVE
2-ethoxyethyl vinyl ether

HOSt
p-hydroxystyrene

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

New 10 terms

ROMBP
ring-opening multibranching polymerization

SCROP
self-condensing ring-opening polymerization

NMRP
nirtoxide-mediated radical polymerization

CA
cycloaddition

PFS
2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorostyrene

NAS
N-acryloyloxysuccinimide

DB
degree of branching

IB
isobutene

MSE
α-methylstyrene oxide

ID
indene

Monday, January 18, 2010

New 10 terms

CCP
carbon-containing product

ADMA
4-(9-anthryl)-N,N-dimethylaniline

LE
locally excited

BDA
4-bromo-N,N-dimethylaniline

MCP
microchannel plate

HNBR
hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber

PMTP
pyrenylmethyltributylphosphonium bromide

hb
hyperbranched

BHPPA
4,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)pentanoic acid

SCVP
self-condensing vinyl polymerization

Friday, January 15, 2010

New 10 terms

SKA
silyl ketene acetal

DKDA
diethylketene dimethyl acetal

MMAz
N-methacryloyl-2-methylaziridine

DPAA
N,N-diphenylacrylamide

APP
acryloyl piperidine

TIBA
triisobutylaluminum

VE
vinyl ether

DIPP
diastereospecific ion-pair polymerization

SR
set/reset

LTWGS
low-temperature water-gas shift

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

New 10 Terms

FEMA
Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Assiciation

WPU
William Paterson University

PETR
Petroleum Chemistry

SSC
single-site catalyst

CSU
Colorado State University

CTR
chain-transfer reagent

RS
resting state

CI
coordination intermediate

KP
kinetic product

MMT
montmorillonite

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

New 10 terms

DCA
deoxycholic acid

CDCA
chenodeoxycholic acid

PCP
porous coordination polymer

PDBSMA
1-phenyldibenzosuberyl methacrylate

DBSMA
dibenzosuberyl methacrylate

EMA
ethyl methacrylate

MMAM
N-methylmethacerylamide

DMAM
N,N-dimethylmethacrylamide

SET/DT
single electron transfer/degenerative chain transfer

PVOH
poly(vinyl alcohol)

Friday, January 8, 2010

New 10 terms

ISD
in-source decay

CPDN
2-cyanoprop-2-yl 1-dithionaphthalate

MCP
methyl 2-chloropropionate

BPN
2-bromopropionitrile

AET
associative electron trasnfer

BCB
benzocyclobutene

AFFF
attenuated field-flow fractionation

PAEFC
poly(2-acryllyloxyethyl ferrocenecarboxylate)

TP
poly(thioglycerol-2-propionate)

PHTP
perhydrotriphenylene

Thursday, January 7, 2010

New 10 terms

ISET
inner-sphere electron transfer

MBSC
p-methoxybenzenesulfonyl chloride

TsB
p-toluenesulfonyl bromide

PDSB
phenoxybenzene-2,2'-disulfonyl bromide

TsC
p-toluenesulfonyl chloride

TsI
p-toluenesulfonyl iodide

BIPE
bis(2-iodopropionyloxy)ethane

DMDIH
2,5-diiodohexanediothoate

BMEDIH
2,5-diiodohexanedioate

DCAP
2,2-dichloroacetophenone

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

New 10 terms

TGB
twisted grain boundary

UC
universal constructor

WTA
winner-take-all

RTCP
reversible chain-transfer-catalyzed polymerization

PBA
poly(butyl acrylate)

DMAEA
N,N-dimethylacrylamide

NVP
N-vinylpyrrolidone

NVI
N-vinylimidazole

GTP
group-transfer polymerization

OSET
outer-sphere electron transfer

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

New 10 terms

LGN
lateral geniculate nucleus

LVQ
learning vector quantization

MCP
methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein

OLV
oligolamellar vesicle

PADOX
pattern-dependent oxidation

PBS
polarized beam splitter

PSO
particle swarm optimization

SOM
self-organized map

TAF
tumor angiogenic factor

TC
terminal complex

Monday, January 4, 2010

New 10 terms

BPS
back-propagating spike

CIM
computer integrated manufacturing

DE
differential evolution

EC
evolutionary computation

CFD
computational fluid dynamics

EP
evolutionary programming

FFT
fast Fourier transform

FSM
finite state machine

FTM
fast threshold modulation

LCSLM
liquid crystal spatial light modulator