AC Anticaking agent
Ad Addendum
ADI Accepted Daily Intake
AF Antifoaming (or defoaming) agent
ANDA Abridged New Drug Application
AOX Antioxidant
API Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
Art Artificial
Avg Average
B&N Buffer and neutralizing agent
BAN British Approved Name
BCS Biopharmaceutical Classification System
BL Bleaching agent or flour-maturing agent
BP British Pharmacopoeia
BRP Biological Reference Preparation
BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
bw Body Weight
CAS No. Chemical Abstracts Service Number
CEP Certficate of Suitability to the monograph of the European Pharmacopoeia
Cfu Colony Forming Unit
CHMP The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
ChP Chinese Pharmacopoeia (also CP)
CLP Classification, Labeling and Packaging (under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008)
CMC Critical Micelle Concentration
CoA Certificate of Analysis
COC Certificate of Conformance
CofA Certificate of Analysis
cP Centipoise
CRS Chemical Reference Substance
CT Clinical Trial
CTD Common Technical Document
CTG Component or coating for fruits & vegetables
D&C Dyes & Cosmetics (designation applied in the USA)
DAB Germany Pharmacopoeia (Deutsches Arzneibuch)
DAC Germany Pharmaceutical Codex
DMF Drug Master File
DMPK Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
DS Degree of Substitution
DS Dietary supplement
EC Number European Community Number
EINECS European INventory of Existing Commercial chemical Substances
EMA European Medicines Agency
EMUL Emulsifier
ENZ Enzyme
EP European Pharmacopoeia
ESO Essential oil and/or oleoresin (solvent free)
FAO Food and Agricultural Organisation
FCC Food Chemicals Codex
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FEED Substances under the Food Additives Amendment added directly to feed
FL/ADJ Substance used in conjunction with flavours
FLAV Natural flavoring agent
FUM Fumigant
FUNG Fungicide
GCP Good Clinical Practice
GDP Good Distribution Practice
GHS Globally Harmonized System (of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals)
GMO Genetically Modified Organism
GMP Good Manufacturing Practice
GRAS Generally Regarded As Safe
HERB Herbicide
HFC Hydrofluorocarbon
HLB Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance
HOR Hormone
ICH International Conference on Harmonization
IIG Inactive Ingredients (Database)
IM Intramuscular
INCHI International Chemical Identifier
INCI International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients
Incl Including
INH Inhibitor
INN International Non-proprietary Name
INN International Non-proprietary Name
IP Indian Pharmacopoeia
IP Intraperitoneal
ISO International Organisation for Standardization
IU International Unit
IV Intraveneous
JP Japanese Pharmacopoeia
JPE Japanese Pharmaceutical Excipients
LAL Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate
LD Lethal dose
LOA Letter of Access (to a DMF)
LOD Loss in Drying
MAA Marketing Authorization Applicatin
MAA Marketing Authorization Application
MAH Marketing Authorization Holder
Mfr Manufacturer
mg Milligram
MIC Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
MISC Miscellaneous
ml Millilitre
Mn Molecular Number
Mr Relative Molecular Mass
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
MW Molecular Weight
NAT Natural substances and extractives
NCE New Chemical Entitity
NDA New Drug Application
NDA New Drug Application
NF National Formulary
NIR Near Infrared
nm Nanometer
NMT Not More Than
NNS Non-nutritive sweetener
nonStdzd Non-standardized
NUTR Nutrient
NUTRS Nutritive Sweetener
PEST Pesticide other than fumigant
pH Negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration
Ph.Eur European Pharmacopoeia
PMCPA Prescirption Medicines Code of Practice Authority
PRES Chemical preservative
PSUR Periodic Safety Update Report
QA Quality Assurance
QbD Quality by Design
QC Quality Control
QP Qualified Person
R Reagent (Substance or solution defined as a reagent)
R&D Research and Development
RDA Recommended Daily Allowance (USA)
REACH Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
Res Residue
SANI Sanitizing agent for food processing equipment
SDA Solubilizing and dispersing agent
SDS Safety Data Sheet
SEM Scanning Electron Micrograph
SEQ Sequestrant
SOLV Solvent
SP Spices, other natural seasonings & flavorings
SP/ADJ Spray adjuvant
Spec Specifications
SPF Specified-Pathogen Free
STAB Stabilizer
Suppl Supplement
SY/FL Synthetic flavor
tab Tablet
TDLO Lowest Toxic Dose
TPN Total Parenteral Nutrition
TSE Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
TWA Time Weighted Average
UNII Unique Ingredient Identifier
USAN United States Adopted Name
UV Ultraviolet
v/v Volume in Volume
VET Veterinary drug, which may leave residue in edible tissues of animals or in edible animal products
W/O Water in Oil
W/O/W Water-in-oil-in Water
w/w Weight in Weight
WHO World Health Organisation
Xref Cross-reference