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Parent topic: Appendix 1 - Glossary of Terminology of Relevance to the Handling of Dangerous Cargoes

Salts

 Compounds formed when the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a metal or its equivalent (e.g., an NH4 + radical).

sec-

 Abbreviation for secondary, as applied to names of organic compounds.

Stowage factor

 The stowage factor of bulk cargo is the figure which expresses the number of cubic metres which one tonne of material will occupy.

Strong acid, see Acids

sym-

 Abbreviation for symmetrical. A prefix denoting the structure of organic compounds.

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