MIL-HDBK-1022A
GLOSSARY
ACGIH. American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists.
Additive. Chemical added in minor proportions to fuels or
lubricants to create, enhance or inhibit selected properties;
example, fuel system icing inhibitor (FSII).
AEI.
Architectural and Engineering Instruction.
AFFF.
Aqueous film-forming foam.
AFSS.
Automated fuel service station.
AIS.
Automated Information System.
Ambient.
Encompassing on all sides, as temperature.
Anode.
The positively charged electrode of an electrolytic
cell.
ANSI.
American National Standards Institute.
API.
American Petroleum Institute.
API Gravity. Petroleum industry scale for measuring the
density of oils.
Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons characterized by the
presence of the hexagonal benzene ring; also having an aroma.
ASCII.
American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
ASME.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
ASTM.
American Society for Testing and Materials.
ATG.
Automatic tank gauging.
Atmospheric Pressure. The pressure exerted by the earth's
atmosphere, when measured at sea level under standard
conditions is equal to 14.7 pounds per square inch (101 kPa).
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