Glossary Terms (Simple List)
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Master Seed Stock
Reference culture of a microorganism derived from an authenticated source such as American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and used to produce working seed lots. (TR51)
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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Information provided with chemicals and other materials intended to provide workers and emergency personnel with procedures for handling or working with that substance in a safe manner. Includes information such as physical data (melting point, boiling point, flash point, etc.), toxicity, health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage, disposal, protective equipment, and spill-handling procedures. (TR65)
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Materials of Construction
Polymers or other materials that make up the components of the filter. (TR26)
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Matrix
The combination of materials (e.g., excipients, stabilizer components, etc.) which are components together with the measured analyte. (TR57)
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Matrix Effect
The direct or indirect alteration or interference in response due to the presence of additional sample components due to sample preparation (for analysis) or other interfering substances in the sample (product related excipients or residuals). (TR57) (TR57-2)
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Matrix Spike Control
An internal control in which an amplifiable amount of nucleic acid is added to a test article to determine inhibition of the PCR. This addition is usually performed pre-extraction and should provide a weak signal 100% of the time. Also known as “interference control”. (TR50)
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Maximum Allowable Leak Limit (MALL)
The greatest gap or leak rate that does not put product quality at risk (2). (TR86)
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Maximum Load
The maximum quantity or mass of items permitted in a sterilizer load. (TR01) The maximum quantity or mass of items permitted in a depyrogenation or sterilization load. (TR3) The maximum quantity or mass of products permitted in a validated sterilizer load. (TR30)The maximum quantity or mass of items permitted in a sterilizer load. (TR48)
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Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)
The highest dose of an agent that can be administered without unacceptable toxicity. (TR55)
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Mean Kinetic Temperature (MKT)
The single calculated temperature at which the total amount of degradation over a particular period is equal to the sum of the individual degradations that would occur at various temperatures. Thus, MKT may be considered as an isothermal storage temperature that simulates the nonisothermal effects of storage temperature variation. It is not a simple arithmetic mean. (TR46) (TR58)