Ac - acetyl
ace - acetone
acid - acid solutions
alk - alkaline solutions
amorp - amorphous
anh - anhydrous
aq - aqueous
blk - black
brn - brown
bz - benzene
chl - chloroform
col - colorless
conc - concentrated
cry - crystals, crystalline
cub - cubic
cyhex - cyclohexane
dec - decomposes
dil - dilute
diox - dioxane
eth - ethyl ether
EtOH - ethanol
exp - explodes, explosive
extrap - extrapolated
flam - flammable
gl - glass, glassy
grn - green
hc - hydrocarbon solvents
hex - hexagonal, hexane
hp - heptane
HT - high temperature
hyd - hydrate
hyg - hygroscopic
i - insoluble in
liq - liquid
LT - low temperature
MeOH - methanol
monocl - monoclinic
octahed - octahedral
oran - orange
orth - orthorhombic
os - organic solvents
peth - petroleum ether
pow - powder
prec - precipitate
pur - purple
py - pyridine
reac - reacts with
refrac - refractory
rhom - rhombohedral
r.t. - room temperature
s - soluble in
silv - silvery
sl - slightly soluble in
soln - solution
sp - sublimation point
stab - stable
subl - sublimes
temp - temperature
tetr - tetragonal
thf - tetrahydrofuran
tol - toluene
tp - triple point
trans - transition, transformation
tricl - triclinic
trig - trigonal
unstab - unstable
viol - violet
visc - viscous
vs - very soluble in
wh - white
xyl - xylene
yel - yellow