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