Chemistry Abbreviations Starting With T

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Updated August 16, 2019

Chemistry abbreviations and acronyms are common in all fields of science. This collection offers common abbreviations and acronyms beginning with the letter T used in chemistry and chemical engineering.

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting With T

  • T: Period of a wave
  • T: Tera prefix
  • T: Thymine
  • t: time
  • T: Tritium
  • Ta: Tantalum
  • TaC: Tantalum Carbide
  • TAC: Tri acetyl Cellulose
  • TAG: TriAcylGlyceride
  • tan: tangent
  • TAN: Total Acid Number
  • TAS: Total Analysis System
  • TAS: Total Alkali versus Silica
  • TAT: TriAcetone Triperoxide
  • Tb: Terbium
  • TBA: TertButylArsine
  • TBA: 2,4,6-TriBromoAnisole
  • TBP: True Boiling Point
  • TBC: 4-TertButylCatechol
  • TBT: TriButylTin
  • TBHQ: TertButylHydroQuinone
  • Tc: Technitium
  • TC: Temperature Compensated
  • TC: Temperature Controlled
  • TC: Theoretical Chemistry
  • Tc: Critical Temperature
  • TCA: TauroCholic Acid
  • TCA: TCA cycle (citric acid cycle)
  • TCA: TriChloroAcetic Acid
  • TCE: TriChloroEthane
  • TCF: ThiolCarbon Fiber
  • TCM: TetraChloromethane
  • TCP: Thermal Conversion Process
  • TCP: Tocopherol
  • TCP: TriCalcium Phosphate
  • TCP: TriChloroPhenol
  • TCP: 1,2,3-TriChloropropane
  • TCS: Toxic Chemical System
  • TCT: ToCoTrienol
  • TCV: Temperature Control Valve
  • TCVF: Two Chamber Vacuum Furnace
  • TD: Temperature Displacement
  • TD: Thermal Deposition
  • TDA: Thermal Dilatometric Analysis
  • TDC: Three Degrees Centigrade
  • TDG: ThymineDNA Glycosylase
  • TDI: Tolerable Daily Intake
  • TDI: Toluene DiIsonate
  • TDO: Tryptophan 2,3-DiOxygenase
  • TDP: Thermal DePolymerization
  • TDP: Thymidine DiPhosphate
  • TDP: Thiamine DiPhosphate
  • Te: Tellurium
  • TEA: Terminal Electron Acceptor
  • TEC: Thermal Electric Cooler
  • TEL: Tetra Ethyl Lead
  • TFM: Total Fatty Matter
  • Th: Thorium
  • THC: Tetra Hydra Cannabinol
  • THM: TriHaloMethanes TI - Thermal Index
  • Ti: Titanium
  • TIC: Total Ion Current
  • TIMS: Thermal Ionization Mass Spectroscopy
  • TIP: TrisIsopropyl Phenyl
  • Tl: Thallium
  • TLC: Thin Layer Chromatography
  • TLV: Toxic Level Value
  • Tm: Thulium
  • TM: Transition Metal
  • TMD: Theoretical Maximum Density
  • TMG: TriMethylGlycine
  • TMMA: TetraMethylMalonAmide
  • TMP: TriMethylPhosphate
  • TMS: TriMethylSilane
  • TNB: TriNitroBenzene
  • TNT: TriNitroToluene
  • TNS: Test No Ether
  • TOBSY: Total ThroughBond Correlation Spectroscopy
  • TOC: Total Organic Carbon
  • TOI: Table Of Isotopes
  • TON: Table Of Nuclides
  • TOX: Toxic
  • TP: Triple Point
  • TP: Transition Point
  • TPE: Thermoplastic Elastomer
  • TPM: Total Particulate Matter
  • TR: Table Row
  • TRAP: Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase
  • TRFM: Time-Resolved Fluorescence Microscopy
  • TRP: Tryptophan
  • TS: Temperature Sensitive
  • TSCB: TriSilaCycloButane
  • TSP: Thermally Stable Polycrystalline
  • TSP: TriSodium Phosphate
  • TSPM: Total Suspended Particulate Matter
  • TSS: Total Soluble Solids
  • TST: Transitional State Theory
  • TT: Test Tube
  • TTC: Triphenyl Tetrazolium Chloride
  • TTFD: Thiamine TetraHydroFurfurylDisulfide
  • TTLC: Total Threshold Limit Concentration
  • TTO: Total Toxic Organics
  • TTP: Thymine TriPhosphate
  • TTX: Tetrodotoxin
  • TU: Thermally Unbound
  • TWMC: Time-Weighted Mean Concentration
  • TWV: Total Water Vapor