| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABRF | Association Of Biomolecular Resource Facilities |
| AAU | Amendment To Allege Use |
| AIN | American Institute Of Nutrition |
| DIN | Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen |
| SFE | Stacking Fault Energy |
| DEGMBE | Diethylene Glycol Mono-n-Bu Ether |
| NESCAUM | North East States Coalition For Air Use Management |
| ITD | Ion Trap Detector (mass Spectrometry) |
| WSPA | Western State Petroleum Association |
| POSSUM | Protein Online Substructure Searching - Ullman Method |