35.10: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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| AC | alternating current |
| ADC | analog-to-digital convertor |
| AES |
atomic emission spectroscopy auger electron spectroscopy |
| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| AFS | atomic fluorescence spectroscopy |
| ASV | anodic stripping voltammetry |
| ATF | attenuated total reflectance |
| BPC | binary pulse counter |
| CCD | charge-coupled device |
| CE | capillary electrophoresis |
| CEC | capillary electrochromatography |
| CGE | capillary gel electrophoresis |
| CI | chemical ionization |
| CID | charge injection device |
| COSY | correlation spectroscopy |
| CZE | capillary zone electrophoresis |
| CSV | cathodic stripping voltammetry |
| CV | cyclic voltammetry |
| DAC | digital-to-analog convertor |
| DAS | diode array spectrometer |
| DC | direct current |
| DCP | direct current plasma |
| DCS | differential centrifugal separation |
| DL | detection limit |
| DME | dropping mercury electrode |
| DPP | differential pulse polarography |
| DRIFT | diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform |
| DSC | differential scanning calorimetry |
| DTA | differential thermal analysis |
| ECD |
electron capture detector electrochemical detector |
| EDL | electrical double layer |
| EM | electromagnetic |
| ESR | electron spin resonance |
| FAAS | flame atomic absorption spectrometry |
| FIA | flow-injection analysis |
| FID |
flame ionization detector free induction decay |
| FIR | far infrared |
| FT | Fourier transform |
| GC | gas chromatography |
| GC-MS | gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| GDMS | glow-discharge mass spectrometry |
| HCL | hollow cathode lamp |
| HETCOR | heteronuclear correlation spectroscopy |
| HETP | height-equivalent of theoretical plate |
| HMDE | hanging mercury drop electrode |
| HPLC | high performance liquid chromatography |
| ICP | inductively coupled plasma |
| IEC | ion-exchange chromatography |
| IR | infrared |
| IS | internal standard |
| ISE | ion-selective electrode |
| LC | liquid chromatography |
| LOI | limit-of-identification |
| LOQ | limit-of-quantification |
| LSV | linear sweep voltammetry |
| MALDI | matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization |
| MEKC | micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| MW | molecular weight |
| M/Z | mass-to-charge ratio |
| NAA | neutron activation analysis |
| NHE | normal hydrogen electrode |
| NIR | near infrared |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NOSEY | nuclear overhauser and exchange spectroscopy |
| NP | normal polarography |
| NPP | normal pulse polarography |
| ORD | optical rotary dispersion |
| PDA | photodiode array |
| PLOT | porous-layer open tubular column |
| PP | pulse polarography |
| RPC | reverse phase chromatography |
| RRM | resonance Raman spectrosocopy |
| SCE | saturated calomel electrode |
| SCOT | support-coated open tubular column |
| SEC | size-exclusion chromatography |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| SERS | surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy |
| SFC | supercritical fluid chromatography |
| SHE | standard hydrogen electrode |
| SIMS | secondary ion mass spectrometry |
| SMDE | static mercury drop electrode |
| S/R (or SNR) | signal-to-noise ratio |
| SSMS | spark-source mass spectrometry |
| STM | scanning tunneling microscopy |
| TCD | thermal conductivity detector |
| TGA | thermal gravimetric analysis |
| TOCSY | total correlation spectroscopy |
| TOF | time-of-flight |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| UV/Vis | ultraviolet/visible |
| Vis | visible |
| WCOT | wall-coated open tubular column |
| XPS | x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |
| XRF | x-ray fluorescence |