Abbreviations used in Sacred Cacti

Areole of Trichocereus pachanot compared to Trichocereus scopulicola

 

A simple listing of the technical abbreviations used in the 4th edition

µm = micrometer = micron

ml = milliliter

Å = angstrom

MLD = minimum lethal dose reported in literature

BCE = before current era

mM = milliMolar

BP = before present

mm = millimeter

bp= boiling point

mmp = mixed melting point

cm = centimeter

mp = melting point

dec. = with decomposition

ms = mass spectroscopy

dm = decimeter (10 cm.)

na = not available/applicable

et al. = et alia (“& others”)

nd = not detected

f = forma

nm = nanometer

ft = foot

nn = nomen nudum (named but lacking any description)

gc = gas chromatography

RT = room temperature

gm = gram

sc = subcutaneous

in = inch

sn = sine numero(lacking a collection number)

im = intramuscular

sp = species (singular)

ip = intraperitoneal

spp = species (plural)

ir = infrared

ssp = subspecies

iv = intravenous

subsp = subspecies

kg = kilogram

TD = toxic dose

kV = kilovolt

TLC = thin-layer chromatography

LD100 = lethal dose 100%

uv = ultraviolet

LD50 = lethal dose 50%

v = volt

mm = millimicron (= nm)

var = variety

m = meter

X = indicates a hybrid

ma = milliamp

MAO = monoamine oxidase

MAOI = mao inhibitor