Chemistry full forms list is a compilation of acronyms and abbreviations that are commonly used in chemistry. These full forms can be used to represent chemical elements, compounds, reactions, and other concepts.
Chemistry is a vast and complex subject, and there are many different ways to represent chemical information. Full forms can be a convenient way to shorten long names and formulas, and they can also help to improve communication between chemists.
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| AAS | Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
| ACD | Automated Chemistry Development |
| ACS | American Chemical Society |
| AES | Atomic Emission Spectroscopy |
| AFFF | Aqueous Film-Forming Foam |
| AFM | Atomic Force Microscopy |
| ALD | Atomic Layer Deposition |
| AMINO | Atomic and Molecular Interactions in Nano-Optics |
| AMU | Atomic Mass Unit |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| AP | Analytical Pyrolysis |
| APCI | Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization |
| AS | Atomic Spectroscopy |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| ATR | Attenuated Total Reflectance |
| ATR-FTIR | Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared |
| BASE | Basic Analysis and Safety Education |
| BOD | Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |
| BSE | Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
| BTEX | Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene |
| CAS | Chemical Abstracts Service |
| CBRN | Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear |
| CCD | Charge-Coupled Device |
| CD | Circular Dichroism |
| CEC | Cation Exchange Capacity |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
| CF | Combustion Flame |
| CFC | Chlorofluorocarbon |
| CFM | Cubic Feet per Minute |
| CHN | Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen |
| CIF | Crystallographic Information File |
| CLP | Classification, Labelling, and Packaging |
| CMS | Carbon Molecular Sieve |
| COD | Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| COSHH | Control of Substances Hazardous to Health |
| CPL | Circularly Polarized Luminescence |
| CP-MAS | Cross-Polarization Magic Angle Spinning |
| CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
| CTAB | Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide |
| CVD | Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| DDT | Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| DFT | Density Functional Theory |
| DLS | Dynamic Light Scattering |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| DRIFTS | Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy |
| DSC | Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid |
| EIA | Enzyme Immunoassay |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESI | Electrospray Ionization |
| FEP | Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene |
| FID | Flame Ionization Detector |
| FRET | Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer |
| FTIR | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| GC | Gas Chromatography |
| GC-MS | Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry |
| GPC | Gel Permeation Chromatography |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Materials |
| HAZOP | Hazard and Operability Study |
| HLB | Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance |
| HPLC | High-Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| ICP | Inductively Coupled Plasma |
| ICP-MS | Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IR | Infrared |
| ISE | Ion-Selective Electrode |
| IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| LC-MS | Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry |
| LEL | Lower Explosive Limit |
| LIMS | Laboratory Information Management System |
| LOD | Limit of Detection |
| LOI | Loss on Ignition |
| LOQ | Limit of Quantification |
| LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| MALDI-TOF | Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight |
| MHC | Major Histocompatibility Complex |
| MOCVD | Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| MS | Mass Spectrometry |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| OEL | Occupational Exposure Limit |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PAT | Process Analytical Technology |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| pH | Potential of Hydrogen |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QA/QC | Quality Assurance/Quality Control |
| QC | Quality Control |
| QSAR | Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship |
| REACH | Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals |
| Rf | Retention Factor |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| SARA | Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
| SDS | Safety Data Sheet |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| SERS | Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy |
| SFE | Supercritical Fluid Extraction |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric Analysis |
| TLC | Thin-Layer Chromatography |
| TOC | Total Organic Carbon |
| UPLC | Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| UV-Vis | Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compound |
| VSPER | Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion |
| Wt% | Weight Percentage |
| XANES | X-Ray Absorption Near Edge Structure |
| XPS | X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| XRD | X-Ray Diffraction |
| XRF | X-Ray Fluorescence |
| ZEKE | Zero Electron Kinetic Energy |
| ZnO | Zinc Oxide |
| ZPC | Zero Point Charge |