| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIMF | Computer-integrated Manufacturing Framework |
| CIS | Characteristic Isochromat Spectroscopy |
| GDR | German Democratic Republic |
| FTEMIRS | Fourier Transform Electrochem. Modulated IR Spectroscopy |
| IFA | Immunofluorescence Assay |
| WSGR | Water Gas Shift Reaction |
| HOC | Halogenated Organic Carbons |
| PMO | Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica |
| HERL | Health Effects Research Laboratory |
| CGMP | Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate |