| Acronym | Meaning |
| IAP | Islet-activating Protein |
| MTCT | Mother-to-child Transmission |
| RCS | Reaction Control System |
| NTNCWS | Nontransient, Noncommunity Water Supplies |
| ONBI | Oligonucleotide Bridge Intercalator |
| FEEM | Field Electron Emission Microscopy |
| JAERI | Japanese Atomic Energy Research Institute |
| MZDO | Modified Zero Differential Overlap |
| AAM | Automated Auger Microprobe |
| AF | Alternating Field Demagnetization |