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Derwent Abbreviations

Derwent abbreviates many commonly occurring words in titles and abstracts in Derwent Innovations Index. A list of these abbreviations is given below.

Abbreviation Definition

addn. or addns.

addition(s)

admin.

administration

amt. or amts.

amount(s)

appts.

apparatus

aq.

aqueous

atmos.

atmosphere

b.pt.

boiling point

coefft. or coeffts.

coefficient(s)

compsn. or compsns.

composition(s)

cpd. or cpds.

compound(s)

conc.

concentrated

concn. or concns.

concentration(s)

contg.

containing

corresp.

corresponding

deg.

degrees

deriv. or derivs.

derivative(s)

determn.

determination

dia.

diameter

dil

dilute

distn.

distillation

equiv. or equivs.

equivalent(s)

esp.

especially

evapn.

evaporation

extn.

extraction

e.g.

for example

mole or moles

gram molecule(s)

gp. or gps.

group(s)

insol.

insoluble

liq.

liquid

mfr.

manufacture

mfd.

manufactured

mfg.

manufacturing

max.

maximum

m.pt.

melting point

min.

minimum

Abbreviation Definition

mixt. or mixts.

mixture(s)

mol. or mols.

molecule(s)

obtd.

obtained

opt.

optionally

oxidn.

oxidation

partic.

particularly

pts.wt.

parts by weight

ppm.

parts per million

ppte. or pptes.

precipitate(s)

pptd.

precipitated

pptn

precipitation

pref.

preferably

prefd.

preferred

prepn.

preparation

prepd.

prepared

prim.

primary

prod. or prods.

product(s)

prodn.

production

purificn.

purification

quat.

quaternary

redn.

reduction

satd.

saturated

sec.

secondary

sepd.

separated

sepg.

separating

sepn.

separation

soln. or solns.

solution(s)

substit. or substits.

substituent(s)

substd.

substituted

temp. or temps.

temperature(s)

tert.

tertiary

i.e.

that is

vol.

volume

wt.

weight

w.r.t.

with respect to