Chemistry Acronyms

Alphabetical Listing of Chemistry Acronyms

• XPS — X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• XRCF — X-ray Calibration Facility
• XRD — X-ray Diffraction Analysis
• XRES — X-ray Emission Spectroscopy
• XRF — X-ray Fluorescence
• XRFA — X-ray Fluorescence Analysis
• XRFS — X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
• XRMA — X-ray Microanalysis
• XRMF — X-ray Microfluorescence
• XRPD — X-ray Powder Diffraction
• XRR — X-ray Reflectometry
• XRS — X-Ray Spectroscopy
• XSAD — X-ray Small Angle Diffraction
• XSW — X-ray Standing Wave
• XTEM — Cross-sectional Transmission Electron Microscopy
• XTM — X-ray Tomographic Microscopy
• XUV — Extreme Ultraviolet
• Y-STR — Y Chromosome Short Tandem Repeat
• YAC — Yeast Artificial Chromosome
• YAEL — Yankee Atomic Environmental Laboratory
• YAG — Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
• YBCO — Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide
• YFEGE — Yonei Free-electron-gas Exchange
• YFP — Yellow Fluorescent Protein
• YIG — Yttrium Iron Garnet
• YLF — Yttrium Lithium Fluoride
• YOS — Yttrium Orthosilicate
• YSAG — Yttrium Scandium Aluminum Garnet
• YSGG — Yttrium Scandium Gallium Garnet
• YSZ — Yttria-stabilized Zirconia
• ZAA — Zeeman Atomic Absorption
• ZAAS — Zeeman Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
• ZAP — Zone Axis Pattern
• ZASA — Zinc 5-aminosalicylate
• ZBL — Ziegler, Biersack And Littmark
• ZBLAN — Zirconium Barium Lanthanum Aluminum Sodium Fluoride
• ZBLANP — Zirconium Barium Lanthanum Aluminum Sodium Lead Fluoride
• ZCC — Zero Core Contribution (model For Photodetachment Calcns.)
• ZCCSD — Z-vector Coupled Cluster (with) Single (and) Double Excitation
• ZCLV — Zoned Constant Linear Velocity
• ZDC — Zero-degree Calorimeter
• ZDDO — Zero Diatomic Differential Overlap
• ZDDP — Zinc Dialkyl Dithiophosphate
• ZDO — Zero Differential Overlap
• ZDT — Zero Ductility Temperature
• ZECSY — Zero-quantum Coherence Correlation Spectroscopy
• ZEKE — Zero Electron Kinetic Energy
• ZERI — Zero Emissions Research Initiative
• ZEV — Zero Emission Vehicle
• ZF-NQR — Zero-field-nuclear Quadrupole Resonance
• ZFAAS — Zeeman Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
• ZFS — Zero-field Splitting
• ZHE — Zero-headspace Extractor (used In TCLP Determinations)
• ZHEV — Zero-Headspace Extraction Vessel
• ZI — Zero Intercept
• ZIA — Zone Immunoassay
• ZID — Zone of Initial Dilution
• ZINDO — Zerner’s Intermediate Neglect of Differential Overlap
• ZIP — Zinc Impurity Photodetector
• ZLC — Zero Length Column
• ZLS — Zeeman Laser Scattering
• ZME — Zeolite-modified Electrode
• ZMR — Zone-melting Recrystallization
• ZOAO — Zero Overlap of Atomic Orbital Approxn.
• ZOLZ — Zero Order Laue Zone
• ZORA — Zeroth-order Regular Approximation
• ZPC — Zero Point of Charge
• ZPC — Zero-point (energy) Corrections
• ZPE — Zero-point Energy
• ZPL — Zero-phonon Line
• ZPP — Zn Protoporphyrin (lead Poisoning Indicator)
• ZPVE — Zero-point Vibrational Energy
• ZQC — Zero-quantum Coherence
• ZQS — Zero-quantum Spectroscopy
• ZRL — Zero Risk Level
• ZRPA — Zero-radius Potential Approximation
• ZRPA — Zero-range Potential Approximation
• ZSM — Zeolite Socony Mobil
• ZSR — Zdanovskii-Stokes-Robinson [model]
• ZST — Zero Strength Temperature
• ZTA — Zirconia-toughened Alumina
• ZTS — Z Transition State [z = Nuclear Charge] (method For Calcg. Isoelectronic Energy Differences And Electrostatic Potentials For A
• ZVI — Zero-valent Iron