| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAK | Cdk-activating Kinase |
| ICC | Interstitial Cells Of Cajal |
| BLEVE | Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion |
| SMA | Shape Memory Alloy |
| EPHMRA | European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association |
| AXAF | Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility |
| MS | Mass Spectrometer |
| IRBP | Interstitial Retinol-binding Protein |
| RCM | Ring-closing Metathesis |
| COBRAS | Cosmic Background Radiation Anisotropy Satellite |