Chemical abbreviations and

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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
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

AA: Ascorbic acid

AAF: 2-acetamidofluorene
AAN: Acetoacetanilide
AEP: Aminoethylpiperazine
AGE: Allyl glycidyl ether
AKD: Alkyl ketene dimer
AMP: 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol
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AIBN: 2,2'-azobis(2-methylpropionitrile)
APCD: Ammonium 1-pyrrolidinecarbodithioate
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BN: Boron nitride
BP: Benzo(a)pyrene
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BAC: N,N'-bis(acrylyl)cystamine
BAL: 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanol
BCG: Bromocresol green
BCS: N-(benzyloxycarbonyloxy)succinimide
BDU: 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine
BHA: Butylated hydroxyanisole
BHT: Butylated hydroxytoluene
BKF: Benzo[k]fluoranthene
BNP: 3-nitropropionic acid
BNS: Beta-nitrostyrene
BOA: Butylated hydroxyanisole
BTM: Benzyltrimethylammonium chloride
BTZ: Phenylbutazone

BZI: Benzimidazole
BZT: Benzenthonium chloride
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BBCE: 3,3'-iminodipropionitrile
BDMA: N,N-dimethylbenzylamine
BUDR: 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine
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BAC-TE: Triethylbenzylammonium chloride
BCDMH: Bromochlorodimethylhydantoin
BRUDR: 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine
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beta-HPN: Ethylene cyanohydrin
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CG: Phosgene
CN: 2-chloroacetophenone
CS: o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile
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CAF: 2-chloroacetophenone
CAP: 2-chloroacetophenone
CCC: (2-chloroethyl)trimethylammonium chloride
CDA: Cetyldimethylethylammonium bromide
CNB: 2-chloroacetophenone
CNC: Copper naphthenate or 2-chloroacetophenone
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CACP: Cisplatin
CAPS: 3-(cyclohexylamino)-1-propanesulfonic acid
CDDP: Cisplatin
CDNB: 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene
CPCA: Dicofol
CPDC: Cisplatin
CPDD: Cisplatin
CTAB: Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide

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CBDCA: Carboplatin
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DS: Diethyl sulfate
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DAS: 4,4'-diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid
DBP: Dibutyl phthalate
DCA: Dichloroacetic acid
DCB: 1,2-dichlorobenzene
DCC: N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
DCM: Dichloromethane or
[2-[2-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]ethenyl]-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-ylidene]propanedinitrile
DCS: 2-phenylphenol sodium salt tetrahydrate
DDC: Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate trihydrate
DDI: Dideoxyinosine
DDM: 4,4'-methylenedianiline
DDP: Cisplatin
DDS: 2-dodecen-1-ylsuccinic anhydride
DDT: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DEA: N,N-diethylaniline
DEC: Diethyl carbonate
DEK: 3-pentanone
DEN: Diethylamine
DEP: Trichlorofon
DET: N,N-diethyl-N-toluamide
DFP: Diisopropylfluorophosphate
DMA: Dimethyl acetamide
DMF: Dimethylformamide
DMN: N-nitrosodimethylamine
DMP: Dimethyl phthalate
DMT: Dimethyl terephthalate
DMU: Diuron
DNA: 2,4-dinitroaniline
DOA: Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
DOS: Dioctyl sebacate
DPA: 9,10-diphenylanthracene
DPD: N,N-diethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine
DPG: Diphenylguanidine

DSP: Sodium phosphate dibasic

DTE: Dithioerythritol
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DADT: N,N'-diallyltartardiamide
DAPM: 4,4'-methylenedianiline
DASD: 4,4'-diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid
DBCP: 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane
DCAA: Dichloroacetic acid
DCDD: 2,7-dichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
DCDP: Cisplatin
DCEE: 2-chloroethyl ether
DCMC: Diuron
DCMU: Diuron
DCNB: 3,4-dichloronitrobenzene
DDPt: Cisplatin
DEAE: Diethylaminoethanol
DEDC: Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate trihydrate
DEDK: Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate trihydrate
DEHA: Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
DEHP: Dioctyl phthalate
DETA: N,N-diethyl-N-toluamide
DHES: Dioctyl sebacate
DITP: 2'-deoxyinosine-5'-triphosphate
DMAB: Borane-dimethylamine complex
DMAC: Dimethyl acetamide
DMDS: Methyl disulphide
DMFA: Dimethylformamide
DMHP: Dimethyl phosphite
DMNA: N-nitrosodimethylamine
DMMP: Dimethyl methylphosphonate
DMPO: 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide
DMPT: 1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazine
DMSA: Succinic acid 2,2-dimethylhydrazide
DMSO: Dimethyl sulfoxide
DNCB: 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene
DNFB 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene
DNPF 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene
DPPA: Diphenylphosphoryl azide
DPPE: 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane
DTBP: Di-t-butyl peroxide
DTMC: Dicofol
DTNB: 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic_acid)
DTPA: Pentetic acid

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DABCO: 1,4-diazabicyclo(2.2.2)octane
DACPM: 4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)
DADPE: 4,4'-oxydianiline
DADPM: 4,4'-methylenedianiline
DBNPA: 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide
DDINO: Dideoxyinosine
DEPHA: bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid
DMASA: Succinic acid 2,2-dimethylhydrazide
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EB: Ethylbenzene
EG: Ethylene glycol
EO: Ethylene oxide or Ethoxyquin
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EBA: Ethylbenzylaniline
ECA: Ethyl cyanoacrylate
EDB: 1,2-dibromoethane
EDC: 1,2-dichloroethane or 1-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride
EGM: 2-methoxyethanol
EMA: Ethyl methacrylate
EMQ: Ethoxyquin
EMS: Ethyl methanesulfonate
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EDAP: 1-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-3-ethyl-carbodiimide hydrochloride
EDTA: Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EGME: 2-methoxyethanol
EPTC: Eptam
ETOC: Prallethrin
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FU: 5-fluorouracil
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FAA: 2-acetamidofluorene
FMN-Na: Riboflavin-5'-phosphate sodium salt dihydrate
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FDNB: 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene
FDUR: 5-fluorodeoxyuridine
FUDR: 5-fluorodeoxyuridine
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GBHA: Glyoxal-bis(2-hydroxyanil)
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HD: Mustard gas
HS: Mustard gas
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HCB: Hexachlorobenzene
HCZ: Hydrochlorothiazide
HMD: Oxymetholone
HPT: Hexamethylphosphoramide
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HABA: 2-(4-hydroxyphenylazo) benzoic acid
HBTU: 2-(1H-benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium
hexafluorophosphate
HCBD: Hexachlorobutadiene
HCTZ: Hydrochlorothiazide
HFIP: 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol
HHDN: Aldrin
HMPA: Hexamethylphosphoramide
HMPT: Hexamethylphosphoramide
HMTA: Hexamethylenetetramine
HOBt: N-hydroxybenzotriazole
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HEMPA: Hexamethylphosphoramide
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IBN: Isobutyl nitrite

IMS: Methylated spirit
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IDPN: 3,3'-iminodipropionitrile
IPDI: Isophorone diisocyanate
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LEA: Triethylene glycol monodecyl ether
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MC: 3-methylcholanthrene
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MBI: Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate
MBK: 2-hexanone
MBT: 2-mercaptobenzothiazole
MCA: 3-methylcholanthrene
MDA: 4,4'-methylenedianiline
MDI: Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate
MEA: 2-methylaminoethanol
MEG: Ethylene glycol
MEK: Methyl ethyl ketone
MEP: 2-methyl-5-ethylpyridine
MES: Methylethyl sulfide or Morpholinoethanesulfonic acid
MIC: Methyl isocyanate
MIK: Methyl isobutyl ketone
MMC: Methylmercury chloride
MME: Methyl methacrylate
MMH: Methyl hydrazine
MMS: Methyl methanesulfonate
MMT: manganese methylcyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl
MNG: N-methyl-N-nitroso-N'-nitroguanidine
MPA: Medroxyprogesterone acetate
MPK: Acetophenone or 2-pentanone
MSA: Methanesulfonic acid
MSG: Monosodium glutamate
MSP: Monosodium phosphate
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MBBA: Cytembena
MBOCA: 4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)
MDAC: 7-diethylamino-4-methylcoumarin
MECB: Diethylene glycol monomethyl ether
MEHQ: 4-methoxyphenol
MEKP: Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide
MIBC: 4-methyl-2-pentanol
MIBK: Methyl isobutyl ketone
MNBK: 2-hexanone
MNNG: N-methyl-N-nitroso-N'-nitroguanidine
MOPS: 4-morpholinepropanesulfonic acid
MPBA: 3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol
MTBE: t-butyl methyl ether
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NG: N-methyl-N-nitroso-N'-nitroguanidine
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NAN: N-acetylneuraminic acid
NEA: N-nitroso-N-ethylaniline
NMP: N-methylpyrrolidone
NNK: 4-(methylnitrosoamino)-1-(3-pyridinyl)-1-butanone
NNN: N-nitrosonornicotine
NTA: Nitrilotriacetic acid
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NANA: N-acetylneuraminic acid
NAZA: hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-2(1H)-amine
NDMA: N-nitrosodimethylamine
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NOHFAA: N-hydroxy-2-acetylaminofluorene
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ODA: 4,4'-oxydianiline
ODB: 1,2-dichlorobenzene
OHB: Salicylamide
ONP: 2-nitrophenol

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OCBA: 2-chlorobenzoic acid
ODCB: 1,2-dichlorobenzene
ONCB: 1-chloro-2-nitrobenzene
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PAA: Peroxyacetic acid or Polyacrylamide
PAL: l-phenylalanine
PAN: 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol
PBN: Boron nitride
PBZ: Parbendazole
PCC: Pyridinium chlorochromate
PCP: Pentachlorophenol or Phencyclidine
PCT: 4-chlorotoluene
PDT: 1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazine
PET: polyethylene terephthalate
PGA: Folic acid
PGE: Phenyl glycidyl ether
PMA: Phenylmercuric acetate
PMK: Acetophenone
PNA: p-nitroaniline
PPD: p-phenylenediamine
PPO: Polyphenylene oxide
PQD: p-quinone dioxime
PTC: 1-phenyl-2-thiourea
PTU: 1-phenyl-2-thiourea
PVA: Poly(vinyl alcohol)
PVB: Polyvinyl butyral
PVP: Polyvinylpyrrolidine
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PCAD: 4-chlorobenzaldehyde
PCBA: 4-chlorobenzoic acid
PCBC: 4-chlorobenzoyl chloride
PCMC: 4-chloro-3-methylphenol
PCMX: 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol
PCON: 4-chloro-2-nitroaniline
PDMT: 1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazine
PEMA: 2-phenyl-2-ethylmalondiamide
PETP: Pentaerythritol or Polyethylene terephthalate
PFOA: Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid

PGME: Propylene glycol monomethyl ether

PMAC: Phenylmercuric acetate
PMMA: Poly(methyl methacrylate)
PNBA: p-nitrobenzoic acid
PNCB: 4-chloronitrobenzene
PNSP: 4-nitrophenol sodium salt
POPG: 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylglycerol, sodium
salt
PSML: Tween 20
PTFE: Polytetrafluoroethylene
P-TSA p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate
PVDC: Polyvinylidene chloride
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PCONA: 4-chloro-2-nitroaniline
PGMEA: Propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate
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QDO: p-quinone dioxime
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RDGE: Diglycidylresorcinol ether
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SA: Salicylic acid
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SAH: Salicyladehyde
SAX: Salicylic acid
SET: Thimerosal
SOS: Sodium n-octyl sulfate
SPH: Hyaluronic acid sodium
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SHMP: Sodium hexametaphosphate
SOPP: 2-phenylphenol sodium salt tetrahydrate
STPP: Sodium tripolyphosphate
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TC: Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone (tetracyclone)

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TAA: Thioacetamide
TAC: Triallyl cyanurate
TAT: Triethylenemelamine
TBT: p-tert-butyltoluene
TCC: Trichlorocarbanilide
TCP: 2,4,6-trichlorophenol or 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol or Tricresyl
phosphate
TEA: Tetraethylammonium bromide
TEL: Tetraethyl lead
TEM: Triethylenemelamine
TEN: Triethylamine
TEP: Triethyl phosphate
TET: Triethylenemelamine
TFE: 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol
THF: Tetrahydrofuran
THU: Thiourea
TMG: 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine
TML: Tetramethyl lead
TMS: Tetramethyl silane
TNM: Tetranitromethane
TNT: 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene
TOF: Tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate
TPA: Terephthalic acid
TPP: Triphenyl phosphate
TRP: Tryptophan
TSC: Thiosemicarbazide
TTC: 2,3,5-triphenyl-2H-tetrazolium chloride
TTN: Thallic nitrate, trihydrate
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TAIC: 1,3,5-tri-2-propenyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)trione
TBAB: Tetrabutylammonium bromide
TBEP: Tris(2-butoxyethyl)phosphate
TBHQ: Tert-butyl hydroquinone
TBME: t-butyl methyl ether
TCEP: Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate
TCNQ: 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane
TCPP: Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate
TEAB: Tetraethylammonium bromide

TEBA: Triethylbenzylammonium chloride

TEHP: Tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate
THME: Pentaerythritol
TIBP: Triisobutyl phosphate
TMAH: Tetramethylammonium hydroxide
TMAI: Tetramethylammonium iodide
TMAN: Trimellitic anhydride
TMHQ: Trimethylhydroquinone
TMPD: N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride
TMTD: Thiram
TOPO: Trioctylphosphine oxide
TPTZ: 2,3,5-triphenyl-2H-tetrazolium chloride
TSPA: Tris(aziridinyl)phosphine sulfide
TSPP: Sodium pyrophosphate
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TEBAC: Triethylbenzylammonium chloride
TEMED: N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine
TMBAC: Benzyltrimethylammonium chloride
TMEDA: N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine
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TREGDA: Triethyleneglycol diacrylate
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VC: Vinyl chloride
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VCM: Vinyl chloride
VCR: Vincristine
VDC: 1,1-dichloroethylene (vinylidene chloride)
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WSC: 1-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-3-ethyl-carbodiimide hydrochloride
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