Common abbreviations

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

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A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

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-β-D-galactopyranoside, CAS 7240-90-6