- a — annum
- Abs. — Abstract acet.
- val. — acetyl value
- °C — degrees Celsius
- cm — centimetre
- cm2 — square centimetre
- cv. — cultivar
- eg — for example
- etc — and so on
- °F — degrees Fahrenheit
- FAO — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- FYM — farmyard manure
- g — gram
- ha — hectare
- HCN — hydrogen cyanide
- ie — that is
- iod. val. — iodine value
- IU — international unit
- Jr. — Junior
- K — potassium
- kg — kilogram
- km — kilometre
- krad — kilorad
- I — litre
- m — metre
- m2 — square metre
- m3 — cubic metre
- mg — milligram
- mm — millimetre
- N — nitrogen
- na — not available
- ND — refractive index
- No. — number
- NPK — nitrogen: phosphorus: potassium
- P — phosphorus
- pH — hydrogen ion concentration
- Poll val. — Polenske value
- pp. — pages
- ppm — parts per million
- RH — relative humidity
- RM val. — Reichert-Meissl value
- S — sulphur
- sap. val. — saponification value
- SG — specific gravity
- sp./spp. — Species
- ssp. — Subspecies
- syn. — Synonym
- t — tonne
- TPS — true potato seed
- TS — total solids
- unsap. — unsaponifiable matter
- val. — Value
- var. — variety
- wt — weight
Geographic and langauge abbreviations used[edit | edit source]
- Afr. — Africa
- Am. — America
- Ang. — Angola
- Ant. — Antilles
- Ar. — Arabic
- Arg. — Argentina
- Bangl. — Bangladesh
- Barb. — Barbados
- Beng. — Bengal
- Boll — Bolivia
- Bom. — Bombay
- Braz. — Brazil
- C. — Central
- Cam. — Cameroon
- Camb. — Cambodia
- Carib. — Caribbean
- Col. — Colombia
- C. Rica — Costa Rica
- Cur. — Curacao
- Cy. — Cyprus
- E. — East
- EC — European Community
- Ecu. — Ecuador
- Eth. — Ethiopia
- Fr. — France
- Gab. — Gabon
- Gam. — Gambia
- Ger. — Germany
- Gh. — Ghana
- Gren. — Grenada
- Guat. — Guatemala
- Guin. — Guinea
- Guy. — Guyana
- Haw. — Hawaii
- Hind. — Hindustani
- Ind. — India
- Indon. — Indonesia
- Ir. — Iran
- Is. — Island(s)
- It. — Italy
- Jam. — Jamaica
- Kiri. — Kiribati
- Lat. Am. — Latin America
- Madag. — Madagascar
- Mall — Malaysia
- Mar. Is. — Marshall Islands
- Mart. — Martinique
- Maur. — Mauritius
- Mex. — Mexico
- Mol. — Moluccas
- N. — North or New
- N. Guin. — New Guinea
- Nether. — Netherlands
- N. Cal. — New Caledonia
- Nig. — Nigeria
- N.Z. — New Zealand
- P. Rico — Puerto Rico
- Pacif. — Pacific
- Pak. — Pakistan
- Philipp. — Philippines
- Polyn. — Polynesia
- Pon. — Ponape
- Port. — Portugal
- Salv. — El Salvador
- S. — South
- Sam. — Samoa
- Sen. — Senegal
- Sol. Is. — Solomon Islands
- Sp. — Spain
- Sri. La. — Sri Lanka
- St. — Saint
- Sud. — Sudan
- Sur. — Surinam
- Swah. — Swahili
- Tah. — Tahiti
- Tam. — Tamil
- Tanz. — Tanzania
- Thai. — Thailand
- Trin. — Trinidad
- Tuv. — Tuvalu
- Ug. — Uganda
- USA — United States of America
- Venez. — Venezuela
- Viet. — Vietnam
- W. — West
- W.l. — West Indies
- Zar. — Zaire
