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Using Abbreviations to Search FSTA Fields
You can use the following abbreviations when searching the Topic and
Descriptors field.
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AAS
- atomic absorption spectrometry
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abstr.
- abstract
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ACC
- 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid
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ADI
- acceptable daily intake
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AOAC
- Association of Official Analytical Chemists
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approx.
- approximately
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ARS
- Agricultural Research Service
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atm
- atmosphere
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aw
- water activity
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BHA
- butylated hydroxyanisole
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BHT
- butylated hydroxytoluene
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bp
- base pair(s)
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b.p.
- boiling
point
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Bq
- Becquerel
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BSE
- bovine spongiform encephalopathy
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cal
- calorie
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cfu
- colony forming
unit
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Ci
- curie
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CJD
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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CLA
- conjugated linoleic acid
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coeff.
- coefficient
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Co.
- Company
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conc.
- concentrated
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concn.
- concentration
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Corp.
- Corporation
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CSIRO
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
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cv.
- cultivar
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Da
- Dalton
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DE
- dextrose
equivalent
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DFD
- dark firm dry
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diam.
- diameter
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dil.
- dilute
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DM
- dry matter,
Deutsche Mark
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DRV
- dietary reference value
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DSC
- differential scanning calorimetry
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E.
- East, Eastern, etc.
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EC/EU
- European Community/European Union
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ECD
- electron capture detection
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EDTA
- ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid
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ELISA
- enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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EM
- electron microscopy/micrograph(s)
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EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency
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FAO
- Food & Agriculture Organization
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FDA
- Food & Drug Administration
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FIA
- flow injection analysis
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FID
- flame ionization detection
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f.p.
- freezing point
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FPD
- flame photometric detection
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FTIR
- Fourier transform IR
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GC
- gas chromatography
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gn
- gravity
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GLC
- gas-liquid chromatography
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GM/O
- genetically modified/organism
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GRAS
- generally regarded/recognized as safe
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h
- hour
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ha
- hectare
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HACCP
- Hazard Analysis
Critical Control Point
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HDPE
- high
density/polyethylene
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hl
- hectolitre (100 l)
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HPLC
- high performance/pressure liquid
chromatography
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HTST
- high temperature short
time
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Hz
- hertz (frequency cycle/s)
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ICPMS
- inductively coupled plasma MS
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IEF
- isoelectric focusing
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Inc.
- Incorporated
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IR
- infrared
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IU
- international unit
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J
- joule
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kb
- kilobase(s)
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K
- Kelvin
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KK
- Kabushiki Kaisha(Co. Ltd.)
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LC
- liquid chromatography
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l
- litre
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LDPE
- low density polyethylene
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MALDI-TOF-MS
- matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight MS
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m-equiv.
- milli-equivalent
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M
- molar concentration
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max.
- maximum
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min
- minute (time)
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min.
- minimum
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mol
- mole
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mol. wt.
- molecular weight
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m.p.
- melting point
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MPN
- most probable number
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Mr
- relative molecular mass
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MRL
- maximum residue limit
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MS
- mass spectrometry
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N
- Newton (kg m / s2)
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N.
- North, Northern, etc.
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N
- normal concentration
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NAA
- neutron activation analysis
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NIR
- near infrared
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NMR
- nuclear magnetic
resonance
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NPR
- net protein ratio
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NPU
- net protein utilization
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P
- probability
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Pa
- pascal (N/m2)
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PAGE
- polyacrylamide
gel electrophoresis
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PAH
- polynuclear aromatic
hydrocarbons
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PCB
- polychlorinated bi-phenyls
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PCR
- polymerase chain reaction
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PER
- protein efficiency ratio
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PET
- polyethylenetereph-thalate
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PFGE
- pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
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pfu
- plaque forming unit
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ppb
- parts per billion
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ppm
- parts per million
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ppt
- parts per trillion
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PUFA
- polyunsaturated fatty acids
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PSE
- pale soft exudative
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PTFE
- polytetrafluoroethylene
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PVC
- polyvinyl chloride
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PVDC
- polyvinylidene chloride
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RAPD
- randomly amplified polymorphic DNA
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RDA
- recommended dietary allowance
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RDI
- recommended daily intake
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ref.
- reference(s)
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RFLP
- restriction fragment length polymorphism
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RH
- relative humidity
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RP-HPLC
- reverse phase HPLC
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rpm
- revolutions per minute
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S.
- South, Southern, etc.
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s.d.
- standard deviation
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SDS
- sodium dodecylsulphate
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s.e.
- standard error
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s
- second (time)
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SEM
- scanning electron microscopy/micro-graph(s)
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SNF
- solids-not-fat
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sp.,
spp.
- species
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sp. gr.
- specific gravity
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Suppl.
- Supplement
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t
- metric tonne
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TBA
- thiobarbituric acid
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TBARS
- TBA
reactive substances
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TBHQ
- tert-butylhydroquinone
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TEM
- transmission electron microscopy/micro-graph(s)
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temp.
- temperature
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TLC
- thin layer chromatography
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TS
- total solids
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TSS
- total soluble solids
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UHT
- ultra-hightemperature
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USDA
- United
States Department of Agriculture
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UV
- ultraviolet
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V
- volt
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var.
- variety
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vol.
- volume
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v/v
- volume/volume
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W
- watt
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W.
- West, Western, etc.
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WHO
- World Health
Organization
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w/v
- weight/volume
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wk
- week
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wt.
- weight
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yr
- year
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Caution ...
Some abbreviations, if too broadly used, may retrieve irrelevant records. Try
to narrow your search so that the search engine strictly interprets your query.
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Search Tip
Some abbreviations, such as FAO, EPA, and USDA, may be entered in the
Group Author field. In this instance, enter both the abbreviated name and the
full name. For example, search on USDA AND United States Department of
Agriculture instead of just USDA.
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Did You Know ...
Chemical symbols and widely recognized abbreviations for bio-chemicals are
commonly used in the records.
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Special Characters
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> greater than or equal to; not less than
< less than
< less than or equal to; not greater than
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