Monday, December 28, 2009

New 10 terms

VC
vinyl chloride

4VP
4-vinylpyridine

ORMOCER
organically modified ceramic

HS
hard segment

SS
soft segment

PTMO
poly(tetramethylene oxide)

SAC
sulfonated aromatic compound

AED
automated external defibrillator

AGV
automated guided vehicle

AI
artificial intelligence

Friday, December 25, 2009

New 11 terms

NIPAM
N-isopropylacrylamide

NOPMI
N-(n-octyl)pyridylmethanimine

NPPMI
N-(n-propyl)pyridylmethanimine

ODMA
octadecyl methacrylate

PEGMA
poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate

QTRP
quinone transfer radical polymerization

ROAP
ring-opening anionic polymerization

ROCP
ring-opening cationic polymerization

DTLRP
degenerative chain transfer living radical polymerization

TERMINI
terminator multifunctional initiator

VAc
vinyl acetate

Thursday, December 24, 2009

New 10 terms

RMSE
root mean squared error

MAD
mean absolute deviation

ARGET
activator regenerated by electron transfer

BPMPrA
bis(2-pyridiylmethyl)propylamine

BzMA
benzyl methacrylate

DMA
N,N-dimethylacrylamide

DMCBCy
4,11-dimethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazabicyclo[6.6.2]hexadecane

dNbpy
4,4′-di-(5-nonyl)-2,2′-bipyridine

ICAR
initiators for continuous activator regeneration

LA
lactide

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

New 10 terms

AE
all-electron

CPP
core-polarization potential

SO
spin-orbit

DC
Dirac-Coulomb

DKH
Douglas-Kroll-Hess

CPD
Chang-Pelissier-Durand

FSCC
Fock-space coupled cluster

WB
Wood-Boring

CG
Cowan-Griffin

GRECP
generalized relativistic effective core potential

Monday, December 21, 2009

[nanoniele] New 10 terms

TMOI
trimethyloxonium ion

CBM
conduction band minimum

RCC
relativistic coupled cluster

EDM
electric dipole moment

RCCSD
relativistic coupled-cluster method with single and double excitations

SM
standard mode

APV
atomic parity violation

DF
Dirac-Fock

CAS
complete active space

PP
opsuedopotential

Friday, December 18, 2009

New 10 terms

BIPHEPO
1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diyl(diphenylphosphine oxide)

FP
flash photolysis

CP
(N-carbazoyl)phenyl

UGH
ultrahigh-energy-gap host

OVD
organic photovoltaic

IC
internal conversion

PNA
p-nitroaniline

IS
impedance spectroscopy

PSD
position-sensitive detector

ZINDO
Zemer's spectroscopic parameterization for intermediate neglect of differential overlap

Thursday, December 17, 2009

New 10 terms

PSD
pore size distribution

BJH
Barret–Joyner–Halenda

UCLM
Universidad de Castilla La Mancha

2PA
two-photon absorption

SQU
symmetrical squaraine

2PF
two-photon fluorescence

PME
Particle Mesh Ewald

RMSF
root mean square fluctuation

DR
disperse red

LVF
low-vibrational frequency

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

New 10 terms

POE
poly(oxyethylene)

PEGDME
poly(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether

NITD
Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases

MMV
Medicines for Malaria Venture

EPDM
ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer

POD
point-of-delivery

BTEC
Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center

EMTM
Executive Masters in Technology Management

INL
Idaho National Laboratory

PMS
periodic mesoporous silica

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

New 10 terms

GRE
Graduate Record Examination

HESTEC
Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology

SACNAS
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science

PDP
Professional Development Program

CDP
Career Development Program

CHT
cyclohexanethiol

DPEPO
bis(2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl)ether oxide

TMHD
2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione

DMAc
N,N-dimethylacetamide

DEA
N,N-diethylacetamide

Monday, December 14, 2009

New 10 terms

PARACEST
paramagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer

RSE
Roussin's red salt esters

SIH
salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone

Sox
sulfonamide-oxime amino acid

TPEN
N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine

BEB
broad excitation band

GB-UEM
convergent-beam ultrafast electron microscopy

UEM
ultrafast electron microscopy

AAMC
Association of American Medical Colleges

MCAT
Medical College Admission Test

Friday, December 11, 2009

New 10 terms

LBT
lanthanide-binding tag

SNARF
seminaphthorhodafluor

SH
Src homology

AP
aminopyridine

APTRA
aminophenol-N,N,O-triacetate

ATCUN
amino-terminal copper/nickel

BC
bathocuproine

BPS
bathophenanthroline disulfonic acid

CEST
chemical exchange saturation transfer

MNIP
4-methoxy-2-(1H-naphtho[2,3-d]imidazole-2-yl)phenol

Thursday, December 10, 2009

New 10 terms

SALS
sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

EO
electro-optic

OCT
organic cation transporter

SRIXE
synchrotron radiation-induced X-ray emission

MCL
multicellular layer

MCS
multicellular spheroid

LFSE
ligand field stabilization energy

GSK
glycogen synthase kinase

DPB
4,4'-diphenylbipyridine

TRLM
time-resolved luminescence microscopy

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

New 10 terms

NMDAR
N-methyl-D-aspartate excitatory amino acid receptor

MPP
1-methyl-4-phenylpyridium

TH
tyrosine hydroxylase

FRDA
Friedreich's ataxia

WD
Wilson's disease

NFT
neurofibrillary tangle

NACA
N-acetylcysteine amide

PCIH
2-pyridylcarboxaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone

FALS
familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PCTH
2-pyridylcarboxyaldehyde 2-thiophenecarboxyl hydrazone

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

New 10 terms

SO
sulfite oxidase

DIMSOR
dimethyl sulfoxide reductase

AOR
aldehyde:ferredoxin oxidoreductase

AO
aldehyde oxidase

XDH
xanthine dehydrogenase

HGT
horizontal gene transfer

GAO
galactose oxidase

PDI
protein disulfide isomerase

FMDH
formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase

IPD
idiopathic Parkinson's disease

Monday, December 7, 2009

New 10 terms

EJOC
European Journal of Organic Chemistry

EJIC
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

SR
sarcoplasmic reticulum

FDAR
frequency-dependent acceleration of relaxation

SLN
sarcolipin

MMT
manganese tricarbonyl

COG
clusters of orthologous group

PSSM
position-specific scoring material

BBH
bidirectional best hit

MGD
molybdopterin guanine dinucleotide

Friday, December 4, 2009

New 10 terms

NSAC
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

PE
personalized energy

VBT
valence bond theory

TP
two-photon

IL
intraligand

IL
ionic liquid

HAT
hydrogen atom transfer

LL
low-light

HL
high-light

JACS
Japanese Association of Computer Science

Thursday, December 3, 2009

New 10 terms

DMRB
dissimilatory metal-reducing bacteria

TSD
total sleep deprivation

Hm
hemosiderin

HMTA
hexamethylenetetramine

TORC
target of rapamycin complex

HBCU
historically black college or university

ERP
enterprise resource planning

TATA
triacatriangulinium

NIFA
National Institute of Food and Agriculture

CDREES
Cooperative State Research,Education and Extension Service

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

New 10 terms

HRD
hereditary retinal degeneration

TTM
tetrathiomolybdate

EC
endothelial cell

HMLD
hard metal lung disease

BTB
blood-testis barrier

CRF
chronic renal failure

NSF
nephrogenic systemic fibrosis

TMR
tetramethyl rhodamine

OMC
outer membrane cytochromes

EPS
extracellular polymeric substance

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

New 10 terms

EL
epilepsy

HP
hypotransferrinemic

EPXMA
electron probe X-ray microanalysis

SXRF
synchrotron X-ray fluorescence

SN
substantia nigra

BS
backscattering spectrometry

STIM
scanning transmission ion spectrometry

PN
perineuronal net

LCM
laser capture microdissection

FTIRM
Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy

Monday, November 30, 2009

New 10 terms

TBT
tributyltin

TPP
tetraphenylphosphonium

HPFNP
4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoro-1-(naphthalen-2-yl)pentane-1,3-dione

NTA
1-(2-naphthoyl)-3,3,3-trifluoroacetonate

H&E
hematoxylin and eosin

DAB
diaminobenzidine

DEDTC
diethyldithiocarbamate

ZEN
zinc-enriched neurons

NAR
Nagase analbuminemic rat

EL
electroluminescence

Friday, November 27, 2009

New 10 terms

OXPHOS
oxidative phosphorylation pathway

SAM
sorting and assembly machinery

MPP
mitochondrial processing protease

ISC
iron sulfur cluster

WLN
Wilson

MNK
Menkes

MFS
major facilitator superfamily

SBP
solute binding protein

PBP
periplasmic binding protein

SLC
solute carrier

Thursday, November 26, 2009

new 10 terms

TBDT
TonB-dependent transporter

RND
resistance nodulation division

LS
large subunit

TAT
twin-arginine translocation

CODH
carbon monoxide dehydrogenase

MBD
metal-biding domain

EMSA
electrophoretic mobility shift analysis

TOM
translocase of the outer membrane

EADP
equal anisotropic displacement parameters

IBM
inner boundary membrane

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

New 10 terms

DLP
dynamin-like protein

MDV
mitochondrial-derived vesicle

MAPL
mitochondria-anchored protein ligase

PUG
protoporphyrin uptake gene

PCFT
proton-coupled folate transporter

HPX
hemopexin

GCI
Getty Conversation Institute

MMA
Metropolitan Museum of Art

CCNY
City College of New York

BTC
butane-1,2,4-tricarboxylate

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

New 10 terms

UROS
uroporphyrinogen synthase

PBGD
porphobilinogen deaminase

HMB
hydroxymethylbilane

UROD
uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase

CPOX
coproporphyrinogen oxidase

FECH
ferrochelatase

OM
outer membrane

IMS
intermembrane space

PPOX
protoporphyrinogen oxidase

HBP
heme-binding protein

Friday, November 20, 2009

New 10 terms

FRT
ferritin

FPN
ferroportin

EMSA
elevtrophoretic mobility shift analysis

Fbp
ferric binding protein

HSL
homoserine lactone

DFOB
desferrioxamine B

DHB
dihydroxybenzoyl

IRM
information rights management

ALA
δ-aminolevulinic acid

PBG
porphobilinogen

Thursday, November 19, 2009

New 10 terms

DMA
deoxymugineic acid

NAAT
nicotianamine aminotransferase

YSL
yellow stripe like

MATE
multidrug and toxic compound extrusion

NAS
nicotianamine synthase

DC
discrimination center

PETIS
positron emitting tracer imaging system

ABA
abscisic acid

HH
hemochromatosis

ODD
oxygen-dependent degradation domain

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

New 10 terms

TZF
tandem zinc finger

TTP
tristetraprolin

IDEF
iron deficiency element factor

IDE
iron deficiency element

DMT
divalent metal transporter

ARNT
aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator

HIF
hypoxia-include factor

NA
nicotinanamine

MA
mugineic acid

OPT
oligopeptide transporter

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

New 10 terms

DIB
diffuse interstellar band

Sq
square

Hx
hexagonal

W
well

P
pillar

ICU
intensive care unit

FIRST
Funding Program for World-Leading Innovative Research and Development on Science and Technology

iPS
induced pluripotent stem

DBD
deoxyribonucleic acid binding domain

AD
activation domain

Monday, November 16, 2009

New 10 terms

RPI
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

MD
managing director

SILF
supported ionic liquid film

CEFR
conformal evaporated film by rotation

CP
cholesterol pullulan

CGC
critical gelation concentration

LMCT
ligand-to-metal charge transfer

RD
rhodamine

GRIM
Grignard methathesis

AIB
aromatic infrared band

Friday, November 13, 2009

New 10 terms

eGFP
enhanced green fluorescent protein

Luc
Luciferase

USW
United Steelworkers

SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission

DDCE
DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol

CBC
Chemical Biology Consortium

DCTD
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis

ISoFT
International Symposium on Fluorous Technologies

UW
University of Washington

USGBC
United States Green Building Council

Thursday, November 12, 2009

New 10 terms.

CJD
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

IMAC
immobilized metal affinity chromatography

BCCP
biotin carboxyl carrier protein

PCP
peptidyl carrier protein

PPT
phosphopantetheinyl transferase

MTG
microbial transglutaminase

PAR
polyacrylic resin

NPL
native peptide ligation

CBD
chitin-binding domain

MESNA
2-mercaptoethanesulfonic acid

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

New 10 items

ISPC
International Society of Philosophy of Chemistry

MCE
magnetocaloric effect

Aoh
(S)-2-amino-7-oxoheptanoic acid

TCA
tricarballylic acid

DYKAT
dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation

BIA
biochemical induction assay

DAS
dimer adatom stacking

SAES
scanning Aguer electron spectroscopy

TOR
target of rapamycin

BSE
bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

New 10 terms

PIS
product isolation step

PPS
product purification step

RMS
reaction mass efficiency

SF
stoichiometric factor

SYS
synthesis step

GMT
Greenwich Mean Time

PPLA
poly(β-phenethyl L-asparatate)

TEMT
transmission electron microtomography

PPE
personal protective equipment

FACE
fatality assessment and control evaluation

Monday, November 9, 2009

New 10 tems

AE
atom economy

CF
cost factor

ECO
ecological and economic optimization

EF
energy factor

E-factor
environmental factor

EHF
environmental and human health factor

EMME
diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonates

EQ
environmental quotient

HDNIB
[hydroxy-(2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyloxy)iodo]benzene

LCA
life cycle analysis

Friday, November 6, 2009

New 10 items

CNV
copy number variation

TAS
total analysis system

TCPS
tissue culture polystyrene

TLS
thermal lens microscope

CDE
cyclododecene

TIRFM
total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy

CET
corrected effective temperatur

CET
Central European Time

TB
tuberculosis

AAAE
aryl acid adenylating enzyme

Thursday, November 5, 2009

New 10 items

TPR
proton transfer reaction

VOO
virgin olive oil

AOB
antioxidant of bamboo leaves

EGT
extract of green tea

TEAC
trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity

IGFET
insulated gate field effect transistor

LAMP
loop mediated isothermal amplification

C2CA
circle-to-circle amplification

HPMC
hydroxypropylmethylcellulose

SSCP
single-strand conformation polymorphisim

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

New 10 items

ASE
accelerated solvent extraction

MAX
mixed-mode anion exchange

MCX
mixed-mode cation exchange

FAPAS
Food Analysis Performance Assessment Scheme

MSPD
matrix solid-phase dispersion

AAMA
N-acetyl-S-(2-carbamoylethyl)-L-cysteine

MEKCC
micellar eletrokinetic capillary chromatography

FASI
field amplified sample injection

DAD
diode array detection

NPD
nitrogen-phosphorus detector

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

New 10 items

CNRI
Corporation for National Research Initiatives

CA
contact angle

AADPB
acrylamidophenylboronic acid

EPEI
ethoxylated polyethyleneimine

OEGMA
oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate

DANA
2,3-dehydro-N-acetylneuraminic acid

MsCl
methanesulfonyl chloride

PLE
pig liver esterase

CSTEE
Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment

EU
European Union

Friday, October 30, 2009

New 10 terms

DS
dodecyl sullfate

AMO
(2S,3S)-3-amino-2-methyl-7-octynoic acid

BPS
tert-butyldiphenylsilyl

Cat
catecholate

Dppb
diphenylphosphinobutane

Nap
naphthylmethyl

PG
prostaglandin

Pin
pinacolate

MICSPOMS
metal island-coated swelling polymer over mirror system

AAP
Association of American Publishers

Thursday, October 29, 2009

New 10 terms

PFF
pinched flow fractionation

HDF
hydrodynamic filtration

HDC
hydrodynamic chromatography

FFE
free-flow electrophoresis

IMCS
immunomagnetic cell sorting

MACS
magnetic cell sorting

NLD
neutral loop discharge

SFA
surface force apparatus

BPM
2,2’-bipyrimidine

ATPH
aluminum tris(2,6-diphenylphenoxide)

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

New 10 terms

TROSY
transverse relaxation optimized spectroscopy

RDC
residual dipolar coupling

PCS
pseudocontact shift

ZFS
zero-field-splitting

SB
Solomon-Bloembergen

Adx
adrenoxin

TFR
transframe region

SOHIO
Standard Oil of Ohio

W/O
water in oil

O/W
oil in water

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

New 10 terms

EUA
Emergency Use Authorizations

EMEA
European Medicines Agency

FTC
Federal Trade Commission

GPhA
Generic Pharmaceutical Association

DTC
direct-to-consumer

HHA
Health and Human Services

GINA
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

CUG
cytosine-uridine-guanine

MBO
multivalent-binding oligomer

PRE
paramagnetic relaxation enhancement

Monday, October 26, 2009

New 10 terms

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

SPC
Suzuki polycondensation

DPhA
9,10-diphenylanthracene

BPN
2,7-bis(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)ethynyl-1,8-naphthyridine

TSCPC
time-correlated single photon counting

PFO
poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene)

BIPY
2,2’-bipyridine

PHEN
1,10-phenanthroline

NOCl
nitrosyl chloride

ZEKE
zero kinetic energy

Friday, October 23, 2009

New 10 terms

MS
mesoporous silica

NPS
nanoporous polymer-based sphere

HF
hydrofluoric acid

MTBD
1-Methyl-1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidine

BIPHOS
2,2'-biphosphole

TPBI
1,3,5-tris(N-phenylbenzimidazol-2-yl)benzene

HTM
hole transport material

ETM
electron transfer material

PFN
polyfluorene

CP
conjugated polyelectrolyte