| Acronym | Meaning |
| FMR | Ferromagnetic Resonance |
| INMS | Institute For National Measurement Standards |
| MXRF | Micro-beam X-ray Fluorescence |
| BCA | Binary-collision Approximation |
| UDP | Uridine 5'-diphosphate |
| MIP | Macrophage Inflammatory Protein |
| TFEL | Thin-film Electroluminescence |
| NIWR | National Institute For Water Research (South Africa) |
| SS | Stainless Steel |
| SRC-1 | Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1 |