Glossary

Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances (EPA)

Operational Qualification

Office of Regulatory Affairs (FDA)

A relational database programming system incorporating the SQL programming language. A registered trademark of the Oracle Corp.

Relating to the mouth.

A pharmaceutical product meant to be introduced through the mouth in the form of a tablet, capsule, or suspension.

Formulated in a solid or powder form for patient to ingest orally.

(CDER) A solid dosage form containing medicinal substances, which disintegrates rapidly, usually within a matter of seconds, when placed upon the tongue. FDA recommends that ODTs be considered solid oral preparations that disintegrate rapidly in the oral cavity, with an in vitro disintegration time of approximately 30 seconds or less, when based on the USP disintegration test method or alternative.

Generally, a solid-dosage form that disintegrates and dissolves in the mouth (either on or beneath the tongue or in the buccal cavity) without water within 60 seconds or less.

An Appearance of a pebbly surface.

Automatic or machine welding of tubes or pipe in-place with the electrode rotating (or orbiting) around the work. Orbital welding can be done with the addition of filler material or as a fusion process without the addition of filler.

Optical Rotatory Dispersion

Office of Recombinant DNA Activities (NIH Guidelines)

A tissue or group of tissues that constitute a morphologically and functionally distinct part of an organism.

Membrane-surrounded structures found in eukaryotic cells; they contain enzymes and other components required for specialized cell function.

Substance based on carbon and also containing hydrogen, with or without oxygen, nitrogen or other elements.

Organic matter is a broad category that includes both natural and man-made molecules containing carbon and hydrogen but that are not carbonate or cyanide related. All living matter in water is made up of organic molecules. The most common are by-products of vegetative decay such as tannins, lignins, and humic acid.

A compound containing carbon.

The process by which changes in the genetic composition of populations of organisms occur in response to environmental changes.

An organic compound that contains the bivalent -0-0- structure and which may be considered to be a structural derivative of hydrogen peroxide where on or both of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an organic radical. Organic peroxides can present an explosion hazard (detonation or deflagration) or they can be shock sensitive. They can also decompose into various unstable compounds over an extended period.

Short for organic chemicals; those compounds that contain carbon to hydrogen bonds and are not carbonate related.

An individual living system, such as animal, plant or micro-organism, that is capable of reproduction, growth and maintenance.

Diagram which defines a project’s team reporting structure and functional division of labor and responsibilities.

An opening through which a fluid can pass; a restriction placed in a pipe to provide a means of measuring flow.