Acronym and Abbreviation Overload: Difference between revisions

* Anybody who studies biology for long enough, particularly metabolism or genetics, quickly finds the acronyms getting out of hand. We have acronyms made of acronyms.

* In chemistry, abbreviation is necessary to use the completely-descriptive but incredibly long formal names of most chemicals. Or they're simply referred to by some kind of informal or brand name. At the extreme end of this scale is [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028203952/http://othyr.com/titin.html Titin], the largest known protein, which has an ''incredibly'' lengthy chemical name.

 

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