Common and Scientific Names of Chemicals

Sodium Compounds
Common Name Chemical Name Formula
Washing soda Sodium carbonate Na2CO3
Baking soda Sodium bicarbonate NaHCO3
Borax Sodium tetraborate decahydrate Na2B4O7·10H2O
Caustic soda Sodium hydroxide NaOH
Hypo Sodium thiosulfate Na2S2O3

Calcium Compounds
Common Name Chemical Name Formula
Bleaching powder Calcium hypochlorite Ca(ClO)2
Quick Lime Calcium oxide CaO
Marble Calcium carbonate CaCO3
Plaster of paris Calcium sulfate CaSO4
Chalk Calcium carbonate CaCO3
Gypsum natural Calcium sulfate CaSO4·2H2O

Other Compounds
Common Name Chemical Name Formula
Alum Aluminium potassium sulfate KAl(SO4)2.12H2O
Aspirin Acetylsalicylic acid C9H8O4
Dry ice Solid Carbondioxide CO2
Heavy Water Deutrium oxide 2
H2O or D2O
Pearl Ash Potassium carbonate K2CO3
Prussic acid Hydrogen cyanide HCN
Saltpeter Potassium nitrate KNO3
Table sugar Sucrose C12H22O11
Vinegar Acetic acid CH3CO2H

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Abbreviation Stands For
No.

4 ABM Anti Ballistic Missile

5 AC Alternate Current OR Air Conditioner

6 ACC Ancillary Cadet Core

8 ADB Asian Development Bank.

9 AERE Atomic Energy Research Establishment

13 AIDS Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome

15 AIIMS All India Institute of Medical Sciences

16 AIL Aeronautics India Limited

17 AIMPLB All India Muslim Personal Law Board

18 AIR All India Radio (Broadcasting)

19 AITUE All India Trade Union Congress

20 AM Anti Meridian (Before Noon)

22 APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

23 APSC Army Postal Services Core

24 ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations

25 ASLV Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle

26 ASI Archaeological Survey of India

31 BARC Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

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32 BBC British Broadcasting Corporation

33 BC Before Christ (Before the birth of Jesus)

34 BCG Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti TB Vaccine)

35 BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India

36 BEL Bharat Electronics Limited

37 BENELUX Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg

38 BHEL Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited

Board of Industrial Finance and Reconstruction (Formerly Industrial Reconstruction

40 BIMSTEC Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation

41 BIS Bureau of Indian Standards

42 B Pharma Bachelor of Pharmacy

43 BSF Border Security Force

44 CAD Command Area Development

45 CAG Comptroller and Auditor General

46 CARE Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere

47 CASE Commission for Alternative Sources of Energy

48 CBI Central Bureau of Investigation

49 CBSE Central. Board of Secondary Education

50 CCEA Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

51 CCS Cabinet Committee on Security

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52 C-DAC Centre For Development of Advance Computing

53 CDMA Code Division Multiple Access

60 CLAT Common Law Admission Test (Started May 2008)

61 CNG Compressed Natural Gas

62 COD Central Ordnance Depot

63 COFEPOSA Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act

64 CPO Central Passport Organisation

65 CPRI Central Power Research Institute

66 CRPF Central Reserve Police Force

72 DDT Dichloro Diphenyle Tri-chloroethane

73 DFDR 'Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black box)'

74 DIG Deputy Inspector General

75 D. Lit. Doctor of Literature

76 DM District Magistrate

78 DNA Di-oxyribo-Nucleic Acid

95 ESMA Essential Services Maintenance Act

96 EVM Electronic Voting Machine

97 EXIM Bank Export-Import Bank of India

98 FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation

99 FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA)

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103 FERA Foreign Exchange Regulation Act

104 FEMA Foreign Exchange Management Act

105 FICCI Federation of India Chambers of Commerce and Industry

106 FIPB Foreign Investment Promotion Board

107 FIR First Information Report

108 FRS Fellow of the Royal Society

109 FTII Films and Television Institute of India

110 FTZ Free Trade Zone

111 GAIL Gas Authority of India Limited

119 GPS Global Positioning System

120 GSI Geological Survey of India

121 HAC Hindustan Aluminium Corporation

122 HAL Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

123 HCF Highest Common Factor

125 HIV Human Immuno-deficiency Virus

129 IAAI International Airport Authority of India

130 lAC Indian Airlines Corporation

131 IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

138 ICICI Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited

148 IFFI International Film Festival of India

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149 IFFCO Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative

150 IFTU International Federation of Trade Unions

151 IIPA Indian Institute of Public Administration

152 IIS Indian Institute of Sciences

153 IISCO Indian Iron and Steel Company

154 IIT Indian Institute of Technology

155 ILO International Labour Organisation

156 IMA Indian Military Academy

157 IMF International Monetary Fund

160 INSAT Indian National Satellite

161 INTELSAT International Telecommunication Satellite

162 INTERPOL International Police Organisation

163 INTUC Indian National Trade Union Congress

164 IOC International Olympic Committee / Indian Oil Corporation

165 IPC Indian Penal Code

174 ISO International Organisation for Standardisation

175 ISP Internet Services Provider

176 ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation

177 IST Indian Standard Time

186 LASER Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission of Radiation

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187 LIC Life Insurance Corporation of India

188 LLB Bachelor of Law

189 LLM Master of Law

206 MISA Maintenance of Internal Security Act

207 MIT Mechachusates Institute of Technology (USA)

208 MLA Member of Legislative Assembly

209 MLC Member of Legislative Council

210 MNC Multi National Corporation

211 MRCP Member of Royal College of Physicians

212 MRCS Member of Royal College of Surgeons

213 MRTPC Monopoly and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission

214 MODVAT Modified Value Added Tax

215 NABARD National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development

216 NACO National AIDS Control Organisation

217 NAEP National Adult Education Programme

218 NAFED National Agricultural and Marketing Federation

219 NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement

220 NAPP Narora Atomic Power Plant

221 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA)

222 NASDAQ National Association of Security Dealer's Active Quotation

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223 NASSCOM National Association of Software & Service Companies

224 NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

232 NEFA North-East Frontier Agency

233 NEPA National Environment Protection Authority

234 NFDC National Film Development Corporation

235 NFL National Fertilizer Limited

236 NHRC National Human Rights Commission

237 NICO New Information and Communication Order

238 NIDC National Industrial Development Corporation

239 NIIT National Institute of Information Technology

240 NIMHANS National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences

241 NITIE National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering

255 OGL Open General Licence

256 OIL Oil India Limited

257 OK All Correct

258 ONGC Oil and Natural Gas Commission

259 OPEC Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

260 PCI Press Council of India

261 PCS Provincial Civil Services

262 Ph. D Doctor of 'Philosophy

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263 PIN Postal lndex Number

264 PLO Palestine Liberation Organisation

265 PM Post Meridian / Prime Minister

266 POTA Prevention of Terrorism Act

267 PSLV Polar. Satellite Launch Vehicle

268 PTI Press Trust of India

269 PRO Public Relations Officer

270 PTO Please Turn Over

271 PVC Poly Vinyl Chloride / Paramvir Chakra

279 RADAR Radio Angle Direction and Range

280 RAW Research and Analysis Wing

281 R&D Research and Development

282 RBI Reserve Bank of India

288 RNA Ribonucleic Acid

289 RPM Revolutions Per Minute

290 RSS Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

291 RTO Regional Transport Officer

292 SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

293 SAC Space Application Centre

294 SAFTA South Asian Free Trade Agreement

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304 SEBI Security Exchange Board of India

310 SLV Satellite Launch Vehicle

311 SPCA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals

312 SPICMC Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical music and culture

321 TNT Tri-nitro-toluene

322 TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language

323 TRAI Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

324 TRIPS Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights

325 TTE Travelling Ticket Examiner

326 TTFI Table Tennis Federation of India

335 UNDP United Nations Development Programme

336 UNEF United Nations Emergency Force

337 UNEP United Nations Environment Programme

338 UNESCO United Nations Economic Social and Cultural Organisation

339 UNFPA United Nations for Population Activities

340 UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees

341 UNI United News of India

342 UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

343 UNO United Nations Organisation

344 UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply

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345 UPSC Union Public Service Commission

346 USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republic

347 UTI Unit Trust of India

348 VAT Value Added Tax

349 VDIS Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme

350 VC Vice-Chancellor / Victoria Cross

351 VIP Very Important Person

352 VPP Value Payable Post

357 WHO World Health Organisation

358 WILL Wireless in Local Loop

359 WMO World Meteorological Organisation

360 WWF World Wild Life Fund

361 WPI Wholesale Price Index

362 WTO World Trade Organisation

363 WWF World Wild Life Fund for Nature

364 WWW World Wide Web

365 YMCA Young Men's Christians Association

366 YWCA Young Women's Christians Association

367 ZBB Zero Based Budgeting

368 ZSI Zoological Survey of India

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