Scientific Unit Abbreviations

Unit Abbreviations
A	ampere
Å	angstrom
atm	atmosphere
Bq	becquerel
C	coulomb
°C	Celsius, centigrade
cal	calorie
cc	cubic centimeter
Ci, c	Curie
cm	centimeter
cpm	counts per minute
Da	dalton
dam	decameter
dB	decibel
dl	deciliter
dm	decimeter
dpm	disintegrations per minute
dps	disintegrations per second
dr	dram
F	faraday
°F	Fahrenheit
fl dr	fluid dram
Fl, fld	fluid
fl oz	fluid ounce
ft	foot
G	gauss
gal	gallon
GBq	gigabecquerel
g, gm	gram
gtt	drop
h	hour
Hz	hertz
in	inch
IU	international unit
J	joule
K	kelvin
kcal	kilocalorie
kDa	kilodalton
kg	kilogram
kJ	kilojoule
km	kilometer
kPa	kilopascal
L, l	liter
L/min	liters per minute
lb.	pound
M	molar, thousand, meter
m	meter
mcg, µg	microgram
mCi, mc	millicurie
mEq	milliequivalent
mEq/L	milliequivalent per liter
mg, mgm	milligram
min	minute
ml, mL	milliliter
mm	millimeter
mmHg	millimeters of mercury
mol	mole
mol wt, MW, MWt	molecular weight
mµ	millimicron
N	normal (concentration)
nm	nanometer
oz.	ounce
qt	quart
Pa	pascal
ppm	parts per million
pt	pint
r	revolution
rad	radiation-absorbed dose
rev/min, rpm	revolutions per minute
S	Svedberg unit
s	second
SI	International System of Units
Tbsp	tablespoon
tsp	teaspoon
U	unit
µ, mu	micron
V	volt
vol%	volume percent
v/v	volume per volume
W	watt
w/v	weight per volume
y	year