Research catalog guide
Research Compound Catalog Glossary
These definitions explain how common terms are used across the AXORA BIO research catalog. They describe catalog and ordering fields, not medical or experimental guidance.
Catalog terms are most useful when each one has a narrow role. Product family, variant, format, SKU, stated purity, lot, availability, processing, and shipment should not be collapsed into one generic identifier or status.
Product fields
Stated purity is the exact percentage presented for the current catalog specification. Format is the labeled amount for a sellable option. SKU is the identifier used to distinguish that option in catalog, cart, and order records.
Inventory fields
Variant is a selectable format under one product family. Availability reports whether the option can currently be ordered. Lot is an inventory reference that helps keep receiving and usage records connected to specific supplied material.
Order fields
Processing time is the period before carrier handoff. Transit estimate is the carrier’s expected travel time after shipment. Hosted checkout is the external protected payment step. Research Use Only defines the permitted sales and support boundary.
How the fields work together
A product family can contain multiple variants, and each variant should connect one format, SKU, price, availability state, and cart line. The order reference connects those selected lines to checkout and fulfillment. The visible lot reference belongs in the receiving record after delivery. Keeping these terms separate makes catalog comparisons clearer and reduces the chance that a product name, order number, SKU, or lot reference is used for the wrong purpose.
Practical review checklist
- Use product family for the grouped catalog identity.
- Use variant and SKU for the exact sellable option.
- Use format for the labeled amount and write SI units consistently.
- Use stated purity for the exact published analytical field.
- Use order reference for the commercial transaction.
- Use visible lot reference for receiving and inventory traceability.
- Keep processing status separate from shipment and carrier status.
Questions about this guide
Are order number, SKU, and lot number interchangeable?
No. They connect different records: transaction, sellable variant, and supplied material or batch context.
Is metrological traceability the same as inventory traceability?
No. NIST describes metrological traceability as a property of a measurement result linked to a specified reference. Inventory traceability follows the history and disposition of an item.
Official references
These sources explain general documentation, measurement, laboratory, or commerce concepts; they do not certify an AXORA BIO product.
- NIST Guide to the SI (Special Publication 811)National Institute of Standards and Technology · Official technical reference
Provides conventions for writing and interpreting SI units and quantity values such as milligrams.
- Metrological Traceability: Frequently Asked Questions and NIST PolicyNational Institute of Standards and Technology · Official technical reference
Clarifies that metrological traceability belongs to a measurement result and requires documented links to a specified reference.
- OECD Principles on Good Laboratory PracticeOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · Official intergovernmental guidance
Describes organizational processes for planning, performing, monitoring, recording, and reporting non-clinical laboratory studies.