Millipore milli-q - Commonly Used Abbreviations in this Manual

INTRODUCTION
Milli-Q Synthesis/Synthesis A10 2
COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS IN THIS MANUAL
This manual will use abbreviations for text that is commonly repeated (i.e. Liquid Crystal Display is abbreviated as
LCD).
The table below shows a list of the abbreviations used in this manual.
A
BBREVIATION FULL TEXT
m micron (unit of length)
S/cm microSiemens per centimeter (a measurement unit
describing the electrical conductivity of water)
A10

a Millipore device which measures TOC in
Ultrapure Water
ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials
CFU/ml Colony Forming Units per milliLitre
EDI Electrical Deionisation (referred to as Elix

also)
Eu/ml Endotoxin Units per milliLitre
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light Emitting Diode
lpm Litre Per Minute
M.cm Megohm.centimeter
M.cm @ 25C Megohm.centimeter when measured at 25C
mm millimeter
NPT National Pipe Thread (the type of thread used on
a fitting)
NPTF National Pipe Thread Female
NPTM National Pipe Thread Male
OD Outer Diameter
ppb part per billion; a microgram per Litre (g/L)
RO Reverse Osmosis
SANIT. Sanitisation
TOC Total Organic Carbon
UF Ultrafilter Cartridge
UV Ultraviolet