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