Common abbreviations

This page explains common biology abbreviations used on OpenWetWare. Expand this list if you come across a missing abbreviation.

E

 * EtOH - ethanol

G

 * GA - glutaraldehyde

M

 * MeO - methanal (formaldehyde)
 * MeOH - methanol

N

 * NaDC - sodium deoxycholate
 * NP40 - nonindent P50

P

 * PFA - polyformaldehyde / paraformaldehyde / paraformamide = polymethanal

R

 * RT - room temperature, reverse transcription/transcriptase

X

 * X-gal - 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indoxy-&beta;-D-galactopyranoside, CAS 7240-90-6