Here are the common abbreviation of compounds found in commercial products and the laboratory. Find out what they mean.  Abbreviation  Name / Meaning Chemical Formula MSG (added in food to give an umami flavor)

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Here are the common abbreviation of compounds found in commercial products and the
laboratory. Find out what they mean. 

Abbreviation  Name / Meaning Chemical Formula
MSG (added in food to give an umami flavor)    
PVC ( polymer used in making pipes)     
DCM (solvent used in the laboratory)     
TMA (one of the components fishy odor of seafoods)     
HDPE (use in making plastic bottles in the lab)     
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