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Lvl Type, Domain name and/or Mnemonic code Concept ID Mnemonic Print Name Definition/Description
1 A: UnitOfMeasureAtomBaseUnitInsens V12550
2   L:  (C) 12556 C Coulomb
2   L:  (CD) 12557 CD candela
2   L:  (G) 12552 G gram
2   L:  (K) 12555 K Kelvin
2   L:  (M) 12551 M meter
2   L:  (RAD) 12554 RAD radian
2   L:  (S) 12553 S second
1 A: UnitOfMeasureAtomInsens V12558
2   L:  (%) 12561 % percent

1 10*-2
2   L:  (') 12589 ' minute

1 deg/60
2   L:  ('') 12590 '' second

1 '/60
2   L:  (10*) 12559 10* ten, for arbitrary powers

10
2   L:  (A) 12573 A Ampere

1 C/s
2   L:  (AMU) 12608 AMU unified atomic mass unit

1.6605402 x 10-24 g
2   L:  (ANN) 12600 ANN year

1 a_j
2   L:  (ANN_G) 12599 ANN_G year (mean Gregorian)

365.2425 d
2   L:  (ANN_J) 12598 ANN_J year (mean Julian)

365.25 d
2   L:  (ANN_T) 12597 ANN_T year (tropical)

365.24219 d
2   L:  (AO) 12802 AO Angstrom

0.1 nm
2   L:  (AR) 12593 AR are

100 m2
2   L:  (ASU) 12610 ASU astronomic unit

149597.87 Mm
2   L:  (ATM) 12622 ATM atmosphere (standard)

101325 Pa
2   L:  (ATT) 12804 ATT atmosphere (technical)

1 kgf/cm2
2   L:  (B) 12794 B bel

lg(1 1)
2   L:  (BAR) 12607 BAR bar

1 x 105 Pa
2   L:  (BD) 12813 BD baud

1 /s
2   L:  (BI) 12631 BI Biot

10 A
2   L:  (BIT) 12811 BIT bit

1
2   L:  (BIT_S) 12810 BIT_S bit

ld(1 1)
2   L:  (BQ) 12584 BQ Becquerel

1 s-1
2   L:  (BRN) 12803 BRN barn

100 fm2
2   L:  (BY) 12812 BY byte

8 bit
2   L:  (B[KW]) 12800 B[KW] bel kilowatts

lg(1 kW)
2   L:  (B[MV]) 12797 B[MV] bel milivolts

2lg(1 mV)
2   L:  (B[SPL]) 12795 B[SPL] bel sound pressure

2lg(2 10*-5.Pa)
2   L:  (B[UV]) 12798 B[UV] bel microvolts

2lg(1 uV)
2   L:  (B[V]) 12796 B[V] bel volt

2lg(1 V)
2   L:  (B[W]) 12799 B[W] bel watts

lg(1 W)
2   L:  (CAL) 12749 CAL calorie (usual)

1 cal_th
2   L:  (CAL_IT) 12747 CAL_IT calorie (intl. table)

4.1868 J
2   L:  (CAL_M) 12746 CAL_M calorie (mean)

4.19002 J
2   L:  (CAL_TH) 12748 CAL_TH calorie (thermochemical)

4.184 J
2   L:  (CAL_[15]) 12744 CAL_[15] calorie (15 oC)

4.1858 J
2   L:  (CAL_[20]) 12745 CAL_[20] calorie (20 oC)

4.1819 J
2   L:  (CEL) 12579 CEL degree Celsius

cel(1 K)
2   L:  (CI) 12640 CI Curie

3.7 x 1010 Bq
2   L:  (CIRC) 12806 CIRC circle

2 [pi].rad
2   L:  (D) 12596 D day

24 h
2   L:  (DEG) 12588 DEG degree

2 [pi].rad/360
2   L:  (DYN) 12628 DYN dyne

1 g.cm/s2
2   L:  (EQ) 12769 EQ equivalents

1 mol
2   L:  (ERG) 12629 ERG erg

1 dyn.cm
2   L:  (EV) 12609 EV electronvolt

1 [e].V
2   L:  (F) 12575 F Farad

1 C/V
2   L:  (G%) 12772 G% gram percent

1 g/dl
2   L:  (GB) 12636 GB Gilbert

1 Oe.cm
2   L:  (GF) 12624 GF gram-force

1 g.[g]
2   L:  (GL) 12627 GL Gal

1 cm/s2
2   L:  (GON) 12587 GON gon (grade)

0.9 deg
2   L:  (GS) 12634 GS Gauss

1 x 10-4 T
2   L:  (GY) 12585 GY Gray

1 J/kg
2   L:  (H) 12581 H Henry

1 Wb/A
2   L:  (HR) 12595 HR hour

60 min
2   L:  (HZ) 12568 HZ Herz

1 s-1
2   L:  (J) 12571 J Joule

1 N.m
2   L:  (KAT) 12776 KAT katal

1 mol/s
2   L:  (KY) 12626 KY Kayser

1 cm-1
2   L:  (L) 12591 L liter

1 dm3
2   L:  (LM) 12582 LM lumen

1 cd.sr
2   L:  (LMB) 12638 LMB Lambert

1 cd/cm2/[pi]
2   L:  (LX) 12583 LX lux

1 lm/m2
2   L:  (MIN) 12594 MIN minute

60 s
2   L:  (MO) 12605 MO month

1 mo_j
2   L:  (MOL) 12566 MOL mole

6.0221367 10*23
2   L:  (MO_G) 12604 MO_G month (Gregorian)

1 a_g/12
2   L:  (MO_J) 12603 MO_J month (Julian)

1 a_j/12
2   L:  (MO_S) 12602 MO_S month (synodal)

29.53059 d
2   L:  (MX) 12633 MX Maxwell

1 x 10-8 Wb
2   L:  (M[H2O]) 12758 M[H2O] meter of water column

9.80665 kPa
2   L:  (M[HG]) 12759 M[HG] meter of mercury column

133.322 kPa
2   L:  (N) 12569 N Newton

1 kg.m/s2
2   L:  (NEP) 12793 NEP neper

ln(1 1)
2   L:  (OE) 12635 OE Oersted

250 /[pi].A/m
2   L:  (OHM) 12576 OHM Ohm

1 V/A
2   L:  (OSM) 12770 OSM osmole (dissolved particles)

1 mol
2   L:  (P) 12630 P Poise

1 dyn.s/cm2
2   L:  (PAL) 12570 PAL Pascal

1 N/m2
2   L:  (PHT) 12639 PHT phot

1 x 10-4 lx
2   L:  (PRS) 12611 PRS parsec

3.085678 x 1016 m
2   L:  (ROE) 12641 ROE Roentgen

2.58 x 10-4 C/kg
2   L:  (SB) 12637 SB stilb

1 cd/cm2
2   L:  (SIE) 12577 SIE Siemens

1 Ohm-1
2   L:  (SPH) 12807 SPH spere

4 [pi].sr
2   L:  (SR) 12567 SR streadian

1 rad2
2   L:  (ST) 12632 ST Stokes

1 cm2/s
2   L:  (STR) 12801 STR stere

1 m3
2   L:  (SV) 12586 SV Sievert

1 J/kg
2   L:  (T) 12580 T Tesla

1 Wb/m2
2   L:  (TNE) 12606 TNE tonne

1 x 103 kg
2   L:  (U) 12777 U Unit

1 umol/min
2   L:  (V) 12574 V Volt

1 J/C
2   L:  (W) 12572 W Watt

1 J/s
2   L:  (WB) 12578 WB Weber

1 V.s
2   L:  (WK) 12601 WK week

7 d
2   L:  ([ACR_BR]) 12690 [ACR_BR] acre

4840 [yd_br]2
2   L:  ([ACR_US]) 12673 [ACR_US] acre

160 [rd_us]2
2   L:  ([APL'U]) 12783 [APL'U] APL unit

biologic activity of anticardiolipin IgA
2   L:  ([ARB'U]) 12779 [ARB'U] arbitary unit

1
2   L:  ([BBL_US]) 12692 [BBL_US] barrel

42 [gal_us]
2   L:  ([BDSK'U]) 12788 [BDSK'U] Bodansky unit

1
2   L:  ([BETH'U]) 12784 [BETH'U] Bethesda unit

1
2   L:  ([BF_I]) 12657 [BF_I] board foot

144 [in_i]3
2   L:  ([BTU]) 12757 [BTU] Btu (usual)

1 [Btu_th]
2   L:  ([BTU_39]) 12751 [BTU_39] British thermal unit (39 oF)

1.05967 kJ
2   L:  ([BTU_59]) 12752 [BTU_59] Btu (59 oF)

1.0548 kJ
2   L:  ([BTU_60]) 12753 [BTU_60] Btu (60 oF)

1.05468 kJ
2   L:  ([BTU_IT]) 12755 [BTU_IT] Btu (intl. table)

1.05505585262 kJ
2   L:  ([BTU_M]) 12754 [BTU_M] Btu (mean)

1.05587 kJ
2   L:  ([BTU_TH]) 12756 [BTU_TH] Btu (thermochemical)

1.05435 kJ
2   L:  ([BU_BR]) 12710 [BU_BR] peck

4 [pk_br]
2   L:  ([BU_US]) 12700 [BU_US] bushel

2150.42 [in_i]3
2   L:  ([CAL]) 12750 [CAL] Calorie (nutrition)

1 kcal_th
2   L:  ([CAR_AU]) 12809 [CAR_AU] carat (of gold alloys)

1 /24
2   L:  ([CAR_M]) 12808 [CAR_M] carat (metric)

0.2 g
2   L:  ([CFT_I]) 12655 [CFT_I] cubic foot

1 [ft_i]3
2   L:  ([CH]) 12765 [CH] Charriere (french)

1 mm/[pi]
2   L:  ([CH_BR]) 12682 [CH_BR] chain (Gunter's chain)

4 [rd_br]
2   L:  ([CH_US]) 12666 [CH_US] chain (Gunter's or Surveyor's)

4 [rd_us]
2   L:  ([CICERO]) 12742 [CICERO] cicero (Didot's pica)

12 [didot]
2   L:  ([CIN_I]) 12654 [CIN_I] cubic inch

1 [in_i]3
2   L:  ([CML_I]) 12660 [CML_I] circular mil

1 [pi]/4.[mil_i]2
2   L:  ([CRD_US]) 12699 [CRD_US] cord

128 [ft_i]3
2   L:  ([CR_I]) 12658 [CR_I] cord

128 [ft_i]3
2   L:  ([CUP_US]) 12707 [CUP_US] cup

16 [tbs_us]
2   L:  ([CYD_I]) 12656 [CYD_I] cubic yard

1 [yd_i]3
2   L:  ([C]) 12612 [C] velocity of light

299792458 m/s
2   L:  ([DEGF]) 12743 [DEGF] degree Fahrenheit

degf(5 K/9)
2   L:  ([DIDOT]) 12741 [DIDOT] didot (Didot's point)

1 [ligne]/6
2   L:  ([DIOP]) 12763 [DIOP] diopter

1 /m
2   L:  ([DPT_US]) 12704 [DPT_US] dry pint

1 [dqt_us]/2
2   L:  ([DQT_US]) 12703 [DQT_US] dry quart

1 [pk_us]/8
2   L:  ([DRP]) 12766 [DRP] drop

1 ml/12
2   L:  ([DR_AP]) 12730 [DR_AP] dram (drachm)

3 [sc_ap]
2   L:  ([DR_AV]) 12720 [DR_AV] dram

1 [oz_av]/16
2   L:  ([DYE'U]) 12786 [DYE'U] Dye unit

1
2   L:  ([EPS_0]) 12615 [EPS_0] permittivity of vacuum

8.854187817 x 10-12 F/m
2   L:  ([E]) 12617 [E] elementary charge

1.60217733 x 10-19 C
2   L:  ([FDR_BR]) 12715 [FDR_BR] fluid dram

1 [foz_br]/8
2   L:  ([FDR_US]) 12697 [FDR_US] fluid dram

1 [foz_us]/8
2   L:  ([FOZ_BR]) 12714 [FOZ_BR] fluid ounce

1 [gil_br]/5
2   L:  ([FOZ_US]) 12696 [FOZ_US] fluid ounce

1 [gil_us]/4
2   L:  ([FTH_BR]) 12684 [FTH_BR] fathom

6 [ft_br]
2   L:  ([FTH_I]) 12648 [FTH_I] fathom

6 [ft_i]
2   L:  ([FTH_US]) 12670 [FTH_US] fathom

6 [ft_us]
2   L:  ([FT_BR]) 12680 [FT_BR] foot

12 [in_br]
2   L:  ([FT_I]) 12645 [FT_I] foot

12 [in_i]
2   L:  ([FT_US]) 12662 [FT_US] foot

1200 m/3937
2   L:  ([FUR_US]) 12671 [FUR_US] furlong

40 [rd_us]
2   L:  ([GAL_BR]) 12708 [GAL_BR] gallon

4.54609 l
2   L:  ([GAL_US]) 12691 [GAL_US] gallon (Queen Anne's wine gallon)

231 [in_i]3
2   L:  ([GAL_WI]) 12701 [GAL_WI] winchester gallon (historical)

1 [bu_us]/8
2   L:  ([GC]) 12620 [GC] Newtonian constant of gravitation

6.67259 x 10-11 m3.kg-1.s-2
2   L:  ([GIL_BR]) 12713 [GIL_BR] gill

1 [pt_br]/4
2   L:  ([GIL_US]) 12695 [GIL_US] gill

1 [pt_us]/4
2   L:  ([GPL'U]) 12781 [GPL'U] GPL unit

biologic activity of anticardiolipin IgG
2   L:  ([GR]) 12717 [GR] grain

64.79891 mg
2   L:  ([G]) 12621 [G] acceleration of free fall (standard)

9.80665 m/s2
2   L:  ([HD_I]) 12661 [HD_I] hand

4 [in_i]
2   L:  ([HNSF'U]) 12767 [HNSF'U] Hounsfield unit

1
2   L:  ([HPF]) 12774 [HPF] high power field

1
2   L:  ([H]) 12613 [H] Planck constant

6.6260755 x 10-34 J.s
2   L:  ([IN_BR]) 12679 [IN_BR] inch

2.539998 cm
2   L:  ([IN_I'H2O]) 12760 [IN_I'H2O] inch of water column

1 m[H2O].[in_i]/m
2   L:  ([IN_I'HG]) 12761 [IN_I'HG] inch of mercury column

1 m[Hg].[in_i]/m
2   L:  ([IN_I]) 12644 [IN_I] inch

2.54 cm
2   L:  ([IN_US]) 12664 [IN_US] inch

1 [ft_us]/12
2   L:  ([IU]) 12778 [IU] international unit

1
2   L:  ([KA'U]) 12789 [KA'U] King-Armstrong unit

1
2   L:  ([KNK'U]) 12790 [KNK'U] Kunkel unit

1
2   L:  ([KN_BR]) 12689 [KN_BR] knot

1 [nmi_br]/h
2   L:  ([KN_I]) 12650 [KN_I] knot

1 [nmi_i]/h
2   L:  ([K]) 12614 [K] Boltzman constant

1.380658 x 10-23 J/K
2   L:  ([LBF_AV]) 12625 [LBF_AV] pound force

1 [lb_av].[g]
2   L:  ([LB_AP]) 12732 [LB_AP] pound

12 [oz_ap]
2   L:  ([LB_AV]) 12718 [LB_AV] pound

7000 [gr]
2   L:  ([LB_TR]) 12728 [LB_TR] pound

12 [oz_tr]
2   L:  ([LCWT_AV]) 12722 [LCWT_AV] long hunderdweight (British)

112 [lb_av]
2   L:  ([LIGNE]) 12740 [LIGNE] ligne (French line)

1 [pouce]/12
2   L:  ([LK_BR]) 12683 [LK_BR] link (for Gunter's chain)

1 [ch_br]/100
2   L:  ([LK_US]) 12667 [LK_US] link (for Gunter's chain)

1 [ch_us]/100
2   L:  ([LNE]) 12733 [LNE] line

1 [in_i]/12
2   L:  ([LPF]) 12775 [LPF] low power field

100
2   L:  ([LTON_AV]) 12724 [LTON_AV] long ton (British)

20 [lcwt_av]
2   L:  ([LY]) 12623 [LY] light-year

1 [c].a_j
2   L:  ([MCLG'U]) 12791 [MCLG'U] Mac Lagan unit

1
2   L:  ([MESH_I]) 12764 [MESH_I] mesh

1 /[in_i]
2   L:  ([MET]) 12768 [MET] metabolic equivalent

3.5 mL/min/kg
2   L:  ([MIL_I]) 12659 [MIL_I] mil

1 x 10-3 [in_i]
2   L:  ([MIL_US]) 12678 [MIL_US] mil

1 x 10-3 [in_us]
2   L:  ([MIN_BR]) 12716 [MIN_BR] minim

1 [fdr_br]/60
2   L:  ([MIN_US]) 12698 [MIN_US] minim

1 [fdr_us]/60
2   L:  ([MI_BR]) 12687 [MI_BR] mile

5280 [ft_br]
2   L:  ([MI_I]) 12647 [MI_I] statute mile

5280 [ft_i]
2   L:  ([MI_US]) 12672 [MI_US] mile

8 [fur_us]
2   L:  ([MPL'U]) 12782 [MPL'U] MPL unit

biologic activity of anticardiolipin IgM
2   L:  ([MU_0]) 12616 [MU_0] permeability of vacuum

1 4.[pi].10*-7.N/A2
2   L:  ([M_E]) 12618 [M_E] electron mass

9.1093897 x 10-28 g
2   L:  ([M_P]) 12619 [M_P] proton mass

1.6726231 x 10-24 g
2   L:  ([NMI_BR]) 12688 [NMI_BR] nautic mile

6080 [ft_br]
2   L:  ([NMI_I]) 12649 [NMI_I] nautic mile

1852 m
2   L:  ([OZ_AP]) 12731 [OZ_AP] ounce

8 [dr_ap]
2   L:  ([OZ_AV]) 12719 [OZ_AV] ounce

1 [lb_av]/16
2   L:  ([OZ_TR]) 12727 [OZ_TR] ounce

20 [pwt_tr]
2   L:  ([PCA]) 12735 [PCA] pica

12 [pnt]
2   L:  ([PCA_PR]) 12737 [PCA_PR] Printer's pica

12 [pnt_pr]
2   L:  ([PC_BR]) 12685 [PC_BR] pace

2.5 [ft_br]
2   L:  ([PH]) 12771 [PH] pH

pH(1 mol/l)
2   L:  ([PIED]) 12738 [PIED] pied (French foot)

32.48 cm
2   L:  ([PI]) 12560 [PI] the number pi

3.14159
2   L:  ([PK_BR]) 12709 [PK_BR] bushel

2 [gal_br]
2   L:  ([PK_US]) 12702 [PK_US] peck

1 [bu_us]/4
2   L:  ([PNT]) 12734 [PNT] point

1 [lne]/6
2   L:  ([PNT_PR]) 12736 [PNT_PR] Printer's point

0.013837 [in_i]
2   L:  ([POUCE]) 12739 [POUCE] pouce (French inch)

1 [pied]/12
2   L:  ([PPB]) 12564 [PPB] parts per billion

1 10*-9
2   L:  ([PPM]) 12563 [PPM] parts per million

1 10*-6
2   L:  ([PPTH]) 12562 [PPTH] parts per thousand

1 10*-3
2   L:  ([PPTR]) 12565 [PPTR] parts per trillion

1 10*-12
2   L:  ([PRU]) 12762 [PRU] peripheral vascular resistance unit

1 mm[Hg].s/ml
2   L:  ([PSI]) 12805 [PSI] psi

1 [lbf_av]/[in_i]2
2   L:  ([PT_BR]) 12712 [PT_BR] pint

1 [qt_br]/2
2   L:  ([PT_US]) 12694 [PT_US] pint

1 [qt_us]/2
2   L:  ([PWT_TR]) 12726 [PWT_TR] pennyweight

24 [gr]
2   L:  ([QT_BR]) 12711 [QT_BR] quart

1 [gal_br]/4
2   L:  ([QT_US]) 12693 [QT_US] quart

1 [gal_us]/4
2   L:  ([RAD]) 12642 [RAD] radiation absorbed dose

100 erg/g
2   L:  ([RCH_US]) 12668 [RCH_US] chain (Ramden's or Engineer's)

100 [ft_us]
2   L:  ([RD_BR]) 12681 [RD_BR] foot

16.5 [ft_br]
2   L:  ([RD_US]) 12665 [RD_US] rod

16.5 [ft_us]
2   L:  ([REM]) 12643 [REM] radiation equivalent man

1 RAD
2   L:  ([RLK_US]) 12669 [RLK_US] link (for Ramden's chain)

1 [rch_us]/100
2   L:  ([SCT]) 12676 [SCT] section

1 [mi_us]2
2   L:  ([SCWT_AV]) 12721 [SCWT_AV] short hundredweight (U.S.)

100 [lb_av]
2   L:  ([SC_AP]) 12729 [SC_AP] scruple

20 [gr]
2   L:  ([SFT_I]) 12652 [SFT_I] square foot

1 [ft_i]2
2   L:  ([SIN_I]) 12651 [SIN_I] square inch

1 [in_i]2
2   L:  ([SMGY'U]) 12787 [SMGY'U] Somogyi unit

1
2   L:  ([SMI_US]) 12675 [SMI_US] square mile

1 [mi_us]2
2   L:  ([SRD_US]) 12674 [SRD_US] square rod

1 [rd_us]2
2   L:  ([STONE_AV]) 12725 [STONE_AV] stone (British)

14 [lb_av]
2   L:  ([STON_AV]) 12723 [STON_AV] short ton (U.S.)

20 [scwt_av]
2   L:  ([SYD_I]) 12653 [SYD_I] square yard

1 [yd_i]2
2   L:  ([S]) 12773 [S] Svedberg unit

1 10*-13.s
2   L:  ([TB'U]) 12792 [TB'U] tuberculin unit

1
2   L:  ([TBS_US]) 12705 [TBS_US] tablespoon

1 [foz_us]/2
2   L:  ([TODD'U]) 12785 [TODD'U] Todd unit

1
2   L:  ([TSP_US]) 12706 [TSP_US] teaspoon

1 [tbs_us]/3
2   L:  ([TWP]) 12677 [TWP] township

36 [sct]
2   L:  ([USP'U]) 12780 [USP'U] United States Pharmacopeia unit

1
2   L:  ([YD_BR]) 12686 [YD_BR] yard

3 [ft_br]
2   L:  ([YD_I]) 12646 [YD_I] yard

3 [ft_i]
2   L:  ([YD_US]) 12663 [YD_US] yard

3 [ft_us]
1 A: UnitOfMeasurePrefixInsens V12814
2   L:  (A) 13122 A atto
2   L:  (C) 13116 C centi

10*-2
2   L:  (D) 13115 D deci

10*-1
2   L:  (DA) 13114 DA deka

10*1
2   L:  (EX) 13107 EX exa

10*18
2   L:  (F) 13121 F femto

10*-15
2   L:  (GA) 13110 GA giga

10*9
2   L:  (GIB) 13127 GIB gibi

2^30
2   L:  (H) 13113 H hecto

10*2
2   L:  (K) 13112 K kilo

10*3
2   L:  (KIB) 13125 KIB kibi

2^10
2   L:  (M) 13117 M milli

10*-3
2   L:  (MA) 13111 MA mega

10*6
2   L:  (MIB) 13126 MIB mebi

2^20
2   L:  (N) 13119 N nano

10*-9
2   L:  (P) 13120 P pico

10*-12
2   L:  (PT) 13108 PT peta

10*15
2   L:  (TIB) 13128 TIB tebi

2^40
2   L:  (TR) 13109 TR tera

10*12
2   L:  (U) 13118 U micro

10*-6
2   L:  (YA) 13105 YA yotta

10*24
2   L:  (YO) 13124 YO yocto

10*-24
2   L:  (ZA) 13106 ZA zetta

10*-21
2   L:  (ZO) 13123 ZO zepto

10*21

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