Abbreviations and acronyms

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials (now ASTM 

DIN Deutsches Institut fiir Normung eV (German Institute for 

National Bnrean of Standards (in 1988 changed to NIST, see below) 

National Institnte of Standards and Technology polyamide polyarylsnlfone perflnoroalkylvinyl ether polychlorotriflnoroethylene perflnoro-2,2-dimethyl dioxole polyethylene polyethylsnlfone 

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials is a nonprofit organization with the purpose of developing standards on characteristics and performance of materials, products, systems, and services and promoting the related knowledge. Now ASTM International. 

An extensive list that defines acronyms and abbreviations in the field of mass spectrometry was published in 2002 [6], A single analytical technique or a type of instrument is abbreviated without hyphens or slashes. However, it is customary to use hyphens for a description of an instrument whereas an abbreviation that describes the method uses slashes. For example, LC-MS is an instrument where a liquid chromatograph is coupled with a mass spectrometer, while LC/MS is the method of liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Thus, one uses an LC-MS instrument to obtain a LC/MS spectrum. 

Liquid Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Linear Time of Flight Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Molecular Beam 

Molecular Beam Mass Spectrometry Multi-Channel Plate 

Mass-analysed Ion Kinetic Energy Spectrometry Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry Multiphoton Ionization Multiphoton Dissociation 

Multiple Reactions Monitoring, also Metastable Reaction Monitoring Mass Spectrometry Tandem Mass Spectrometry 

LOAEL lowest-observed-adverse-effect level 

DGHM Deutsche Gesellschaft fiir Hygiene und Mikrobiologie 

HICPAC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee 

Guide presenting standards for users of disinfectants in hospital, medical and dental sectors, AFNOR. 

Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. Washington, D.C. (AOAC Association of Analytical Chemists) 

Aylifie, G., 2000. Decontamination of minimally invasive surgical endoscopes and accessories. J. Hosp. Infect. 45, Wi-Tll. 

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J nputcitional quantum chemistry is well endowed with acronyms and abbreviations. A list of some ot the more common ones can be found in Appendix 2.1,... 

For a list of acronyms and abbreviations used in this report, please refer to Appendix 1. 

Acronyms and abbreviations, used only to prevent needless repetition, should be defined in the abstract (or title) so that the abstract, together with the title, can stand alone. These... 

Also included are a few pages for quick reference to acronyms and abbreviations, plus one to define all the explosives mentioned in the text. This section is called Definitions, Symbols, and Abbreviations. The Bibliography collects all the references cited in the text and adds a few. A Subject Index completes the work. 

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