| Acronym | Meaning |
| INCI | International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient |
| PBMC | Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells |
| UF | Ultrafiltration (water Treatment) |
| WATOC | World Association Of Theoretically Oriented Chemists |
| RARE | Retinoic Acid-response Element |
| COADS | Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set |
| HMM | Hidden Markov Model |
| VOA | Volatile Organic Analysis |
| CAES | Compressed Air Energy Storage |
| PBB | Polybrominated Biphenyl |