Glossary of
Chemistry &
Environmental
Protection: terms & abbreviations
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halocarbons
/ Halogenkohlenwasserstoffe
= halogenated
hydrocarbons /
hauteur d'eau
= gauge height; stream stage (hydrol.)
/ Hazkit:
testing kit which identifies
the
hazard (explosive, poisonous, corrosive..) rather than the chemical
involved (UK)
/ HBB
=
hexabromobenzene / HCB
= hexachlorobenzene / HCFC
=
hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFCs
replaced the ozone-damaging CFCs)
/ HCH
= hexachlorocyclohexane / HCN
= hydrocyanic acid
/ HCP
= hexachlorophene / HCS = Hazard Communication
Standard (OSHA)
/ HDPE
= high-density
polyethylene (plastic bottles)
/ HELCOM
= Helsinki
Commission; 1974 Helsinki
Convention on the Protection of the
Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea, expanded 1992 to include the EEC
countries /
Heliotropin = heliotropin;
(INCI) Heliotropine / helse
steen see
Höllenstein / HEPA
= high-efficiency particulate air (filter) / HEPES
=
N-2-Hydroxyethylpiperazine-N-2-ethanesulphonic acid / Herbstzeitlose
= colchicine / heroin
= class A drug; also known as:
brown;
elephant; horse; junk; skag; smack
/ HETP
= height
equivalent to a theoretical plate (chromatography)
/
Hexyldecanol Hexyldecyl Laurat
= hexyldecanol and hexyldecyl laurate /
HF
= hydrofluoric acid / HFB
= heptafluorobutryl / HGA
=
heated graphite atomiser (AA
technique) / HGMS
=
high-gradient magnetic separation (particulates)
/ HHA =
huishoudelijk afval = household
waste; domestic waste / HIA
= health impact assessment / HIAA
=
5-hydroxyindolacetic acid / HKW
= halogeenkoolwaterstof; Halogen-Wasserkohlenstoff
= carbon halide / HLW
= high-level waste / HMIP =
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution (UK)
/ HMIPI
= Her Majesty's Industrial Pollution Inspectorate (UK-Scotland)
/ hochentzündlich
= extremely
flammable category of danger F+
/ hochwirksam
= potent / Hohlglas
= hollow glassware / Hohlkathodenlampe
= hollow cathode (discharge) lamp (spectrophot.)
/ höhersiedend
= with a high boiling point / Höllenstein
= silver nitrate, AgNO3
/ holoside
= saccharide / Holzgeist
= methyl alcohol;
methanol; wood alcohol; wood spirit / Homolog
= homologue / hors tendance
(pharm.) see
OOT
/ houtgeest
see Holzgeist
/ HP =
high performance (sampler e.g.)
/ HpCDF
= heptachloridibenzofuran / HPLC
= high
pressure liquid chromatography / HQE = Haute Qualité
Environnementale (FR); "HQE certification" / HRM
= high-risk material (nucl./tox.)
/ HSDB
= Hazardous Substances Data Bank / HTC
= haut
taux de combustion = high
burn-up (fuels)
/ HTO
=
high-temperature oxidation / huile
légère =
light oil (coking,
e.g.) / huile
thermique = thermal oil / hulpstof
=
adjuvant (added to e.g.
herbicides to improve spread and
effectiveness) / HVAA
= heated vaporisation atomic
absorption / HWI =
Hazardous Waste Inspection (UK)
/ HxCDD
=
hexachloridibenzodioxin / HxCDF
= hexachloridibenzofuran / hydrargyrum
= mercury / hydrogénochromate
=
hydrochromate
(HcrO4)
/ hydrosoluble
=
water-soluble; (less commonly)
hydrosoluble
Created
by Alison Gaunt
Last updated: 2 March 2020
