------------------------------------------------------------
Mycological and OMC abbreviations
------------------------------------------------------------
50/50 = 50% vermiculite/50% peat moss
50/50+ = 50/50 with gypsum, lime, or oyster shell added to buffer the pH
AA = All American (Company that makes the best pressure cookers)
AAPC = All American Pressure Cooker
aq. = aqueous (water based)
BE = Biological Efficiency
BRF = Brown Rice Flour
BT = Bacillus thuringiensis, (i.e. Gnatrol) kills fungus gnats and other pests
CEV = Closed Eye Visuals
CFM = Cubic Feet per Minute
coir = coco coir; coconut fiber; coconut "hair"
contam = contamination
D&R = Dunk & Roll
DDI = Double distilled De-Ionized water
DE = Diatomaceous Earth
DEC = Double Ended Casing
dH2O = distilled H2O (water)
DI = De-Ionized water
DNR = Dunk N' Roll
DT = Double Tub
EtOH = Ethanol
FAE = Fresh Air Exchange
FC = Fruiting Chamber
FH = Flow Hood
FOAF = Friend Of A Friend
FSR = Free Spore Ring
G2G = Grain to Grain [transfer]
GB = Glove Box
GGMM = Paul Stamets' "Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms"
H2O2 = Hydrogen Peroxide (3% is the standard available concentration)
HEPA = High Efficiency Particulate Arrestor
hpoo = horse manure
HW = Honey Water
inoc = inoculate or inoculant
IPA = IsoPropyl Alcohol
IYE = In Your Experience
karo = A brand of light corn syrup (dextrose)
LC = Liquid Culture
LS = Lab Strain
Martha = "Martha Stewart everyday stationary storage closet", a shelf inside a zippered plastic cover
MC = MonoCulture or Mushroom Community
MeOH = Methanol
MIC = Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
MMGG = Magic Mushroom Growers Guide
MS = Multi-Spore
MSI = Multi-Spore Inoculation
MT = Mono Tub
myc = mycelium
myc piss = mycelium piss, the metabolic byproducts of mycelial respiration
noc = inoculate
nock = inoculate
OEV = Open Eye Visuals
OMC = Online Mushroom Community
ORF = Organic Rye Flour
OTD = Off Topic Discussion; a forum for... yep you guessed it!
OZ = Ounce
PAM = PolyAcrylaMide, moisture absorbent crystals
PC = Pressure Cooker; sometimes used as shorthand for P. cubensis
PF = Psilocybe Fanaticus, author of the "PF Tek"
pin = primordia, the beginning of a mushroom fruit body
PM = Private Message (click the little dot left of the name to send one)
PMP = Poor Man's Pod
poo = poop, manure
ppt. = precipitate
QP = Quarter Pound
RH = Relative Humidity
RO = Reverse Osmosis, as in RO water
RTF = Read The FAQ
RTV = Room Temperature Vulcanization (a type of rubber sealant)
SBI = Single Basidiospore Isolate
soln = solution
SWIM = Someone Who Isn't Me
tek = technique
TiT = Tub in Tub
TLA = Three Letter Acronym
TMC = Paul Stamets' "The Mushroom Cultivator"
topia = mycotopia, a shroomery knockoff created to sell Hippie3's products.
v/v = volume/volume
verm = vermiculite
VOC = Volitile Organic Chemical
w/v = weight/volume
WAF = Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry (Makers of the All American brand)
WBS = Wild Bird Seed
WT = Wild Type
ID = Inner Diameter
OD = Outer Diameter
------------------------------------------------------------
Species abbreviations
------------------------------------------------------------
azures = Psilocybe azurescens
copes = Copelandia cyanescens
cubes = Psilocybe cubensis
cyans = Psilocybe cyanescens (a woodlover, often confused with pans)
libs = Psilocybe semilanceata (AKA Liberty Caps)
mexis = Psilocybe mexicana (often confused with P. cubensis "Mexican")
pans = Panaeolus cyanescens (a dung lover, often confused with cyans)
subbs = Panaeolus subbalteatus (often confused with subs)
subs = Psilocybe subaeruginosa (often confused with subbs)
------------------------------------------------------------
