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Lvl Type, Domain name and/or Mnemonic code Concept ID Mnemonic Print Name Definition/Description
1 A: UnitOfMeasureAtomBaseUnitSens V12840
2   L:  (C) 12556 C Coulomb
2   L:  (K) 12555 K Kelvin
2   L:  (cd) 12557 cd candela
2   L:  (g) 12552 g gram
2   L:  (m) 12551 m meter
2   L:  (rad) 12554 rad radian
2   L:  (s) 12553 s second
1 A: UnitOfMeasureAtomSens V12848
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:  (AU) 12610 AU astronomic unit

149597.87 Mm
2   L:  (Ao) 12802 Ao Angstrom

0.1 nm
2   L:  (B) 12794 B bel

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

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

2lg(1 uV)
2   L:  (Bd) 12813 Bd baud

1 /s
2   L:  (Bi) 12631 Bi Biot

10 A
2   L:  (Bq) 12584 Bq Becquerel

1 s-1
2   L:  (By) 12812 By byte

8 bit
2   L:  (Cel) 12579 Cel degree Celsius

cel(1 K)
2   L:  (Ci) 12640 Ci Curie

3.7 x 1010 Bq
2   L:  (F) 12575 F Farad

1 C/V
2   L:  (G) 12634 G Gauss

1 x 10-4 T
2   L:  (Gal) 12627 Gal Gal

1 cm/s2
2   L:  (Gb) 12636 Gb Gilbert

1 Oe.cm
2   L:  (Gy) 12585 Gy Gray

1 J/kg
2   L:  (H) 12581 H Henry

1 Wb/A
2   L:  (Hz) 12568 Hz Herz

1 s-1
2   L:  (J) 12571 J Joule

1 N.m
2   L:  (Ky) 12626 Ky Kayser

1 cm-1
2   L:  (Lmb) 12638 Lmb Lambert

1 cd/cm2/[pi]
2   L:  (Mx) 12633 Mx Maxwell

1 x 10-8 Wb
2   L:  (N) 12569 N Newton

1 kg.m/s2
2   L:  (Np) 12793 Np 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:  (P) 12630 P Poise

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

1 N/m2
2   L:  (R) 12641 R Roentgen

2.58 x 10-4 C/kg
2   L:  (RAD) 12642 RAD radiation absorbed dose

100 erg/g
2   L:  (REM) 12643 REM radiation equivalent man

1 RAD
2   L:  (S) 12577 S Siemens

1 Ohm-1
2   L:  (St) 12632 St Stokes

1 cm2/s
2   L:  (Sv) 12586 Sv Sievert

1 J/kg
2   L:  (T) 12580 T Tesla

1 Wb/m2
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:  ([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:  ([Cal]) 12750 [Cal] Calorie (nutrition)

1 kcal_th
2   L:  ([Ch]) 12765 [Ch] Charriere (french)

1 mm/[pi]
2   L:  ([G]) 12620 [G] Newtonian constant of gravitation

6.67259 x 10-11 m3.kg-1.s-2
2   L:  ([HPF]) 12774 [HPF] high power field

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

100
2   L:  ([MET]) 12768 [MET] metabolic equivalent

3.5 mL/min/kg
2   L:  ([PRU]) 12762 [PRU] peripheral vascular resistance unit

1 mm[Hg].s/ml
2   L:  ([S]) 12773 [S] Svedberg unit

1 10*-13.s
2   L:  ([USP'U]) 12780 [USP'U] United States Pharmacopeia unit

1
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:  ([bu_br]) 12710 [bu_br] peck

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

2150.42 [in_i]3
2   L:  ([c]) 12612 [c] velocity of light

299792458 m/s
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_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:  ([cr_i]) 12658 [cr_i] cord

128 [ft_i]3
2   L:  ([crd_us]) 12699 [crd_us] 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:  ([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:  ([dr_ap]) 12730 [dr_ap] dram (drachm)

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

1 [oz_av]/16
2   L:  ([drp]) 12766 [drp] drop

1 ml/12
2   L:  ([dye'U]) 12786 [dye'U] Dye unit

1
2   L:  ([e]) 12617 [e] elementary charge

1.60217733 x 10-19 C
2   L:  ([eps_0]) 12615 [eps_0] permittivity of vacuum

8.854187817 x 10-12 F/m
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:  ([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:  ([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:  ([fur_us]) 12671 [fur_us] furlong

40 [rd_us]
2   L:  ([g]) 12621 [g] acceleration of free fall (standard)

9.80665 m/s2
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:  ([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:  ([h]) 12613 [h] Planck constant

6.6260755 x 10-34 J.s
2   L:  ([hd_i]) 12661 [hd_i] hand

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

1
2   L:  ([iU]) 12778 [iU] international unit

1
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:  ([k]) 12614 [k] Boltzman constant

1.380658 x 10-23 J/K
2   L:  ([ka'U]) 12789 [ka'U] King-Armstrong 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:  ([knk'U]) 12790 [knk'U] Kunkel unit

1
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:  ([lbf_av]) 12625 [lbf_av] pound force

1 [lb_av].[g]
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:  ([lton_av]) 12724 [lton_av] long ton (British)

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

1 [c].a_j
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:  ([mclg'U]) 12791 [mclg'U] Mac Lagan unit

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

1 /[in_i]
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:  ([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:  ([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:  ([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:  ([pH]) 12771 [pH] pH

pH(1 mol/l)
2   L:  ([pc_br]) 12685 [pc_br] pace

2.5 [ft_br]
2   L:  ([pca]) 12735 [pca] pica

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

12 [pnt_pr]
2   L:  ([pi]) 12560 [pi] the number pi

3.14159
2   L:  ([pied]) 12738 [pied] pied (French foot)

32.48 cm
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:  ([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:  ([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:  ([rlk_us]) 12669 [rlk_us] link (for Ramden's chain)

1 [rch_us]/100
2   L:  ([sc_ap]) 12729 [sc_ap] scruple

20 [gr]
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:  ([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:  ([ston_av]) 12723 [ston_av] short ton (U.S.)

20 [scwt_av]
2   L:  ([stone_av]) 12725 [stone_av] stone (British)

14 [lb_av]
2   L:  ([syd_i]) 12653 [syd_i] square yard

1 [yd_i]2
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:  ([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]
2   L:  (a) 12600 a year

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

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

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

365.24219 d
2   L:  (ar) 12593 ar are

100 m2
2   L:  (atm) 12622 atm atmosphere (standard)

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

1 kgf/cm2
2   L:  (b) 12803 b barn

100 fm2
2   L:  (bar) 12607 bar bar

1 x 105 Pa
2   L:  (bit) 12811 bit bit

1
2   L:  (bit_s) 12810 bit_s bit

ld(1 1)
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_[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:  (cal_m) 12746 cal_m calorie (mean)

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

4.184 J
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:  (eV) 12609 eV electronvolt

1 [e].V
2   L:  (eq) 12769 eq equivalents

1 mol
2   L:  (erg) 12629 erg erg

1 dyn.cm
2   L:  (g%) 12772 g% gram percent

1 g/dl
2   L:  (gf) 12624 gf gram-force

1 g.[g]
2   L:  (gon) 12587 gon gon (grade)

0.9 deg
2   L:  (h) 12595 h hour

60 min
2   L:  (kat) 12776 kat katal

1 mol/s
2   L:  (l) 12591 l liter

1 dm3
2   L:  (lm) 12582 lm lumen

1 cd.sr
2   L:  (lx) 12583 lx lux

1 lm/m2
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:  (min) 12594 min minute

60 s
2   L:  (mo) 12605 mo month

1 mo_j
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:  (mol) 12566 mol mole

6.0221367 10*23
2   L:  (osm) 12770 osm osmole (dissolved particles)

1 mol
2   L:  (pc) 12611 pc parsec

3.085678 x 1016 m
2   L:  (ph) 12639 ph phot

1 x 10-4 lx
2   L:  (sb) 12637 sb stilb

1 cd/cm2
2   L:  (sph) 12807 sph spere

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

1 rad2
2   L:  (st) 12801 st stere

1 m3
2   L:  (t) 12606 t tonne

1 x 103 kg
2   L:  (u) 12608 u unified atomic mass unit

1.6605402 x 10-24 g
2   L:  (wk) 12601 wk week

7 d
1 A: UnitOfMeasurePrefixSens V13104
2   L:  (E) 13107 E exa

10*18
2   L:  (G) 13110 G giga

10*9
2   L:  (Gi) 13127 Gi gibi

2^30
2   L:  (Ki) 13125 Ki kibi

2^10
2   L:  (M) 13111 M mega

10*6
2   L:  (Mi) 13126 Mi mebi

2^20
2   L:  (P) 13108 P peta

10*15
2   L:  (T) 13109 T tera

10*12
2   L:  (Ti) 13128 Ti tebi

2^40
2   L:  (Y) 13105 Y yotta

10*24
2   L:  (Z) 13106 Z zetta

10*-21
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:  (f) 13121 f femto

10*-15
2   L:  (h) 13113 h hecto

10*2
2   L:  (k) 13112 k kilo

10*3
2   L:  (m) 13117 m milli

10*-3
2   L:  (n) 13119 n nano

10*-9
2   L:  (p) 13120 p pico

10*-12
2   L:  (u) 13118 u micro

10*-6
2   L:  (y) 13124 y yocto

10*-24
2   L:  (z) 13123 z zepto

10*21

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