| Acronym | Meaning |
| HGNC | HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee |
| PTIS | Photothermal Ionization Spectroscopy |
| ECRA | Economic Cleanup Responsibility Act |
| LUV | Large Unilamellar Vesicle |
| MLVA | Multiple-locus Variable-number Tandem Repeat Analysispar |
| DODISS | Department Of Defense Index Of Specifications And Standards |
| OLS | Ordinary Least Squares |
| WQI | Water Quality Index |
| MIDAS | Microimaging Dust Analysis System |
| SCPOM | Self-consistent Projecton Operator Method |