| Acronym | Meaning |
| QPA | Quantitative Phase Analysis |
| BO | Brueckner Orbital |
| GJIC | Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication |
| QRAR | Quantitative Retention-activity Relationship |
| AIPA | American Inventors Protection Act |
| RSM | Reactive Scavenging Module |
| CW | Continuous Wave |
| MCQDA | Multichannel Quantum Defect Analysis |
| TRACE-P | Transport And Chemical Evolution Over The Pacific |
| BAW | Bulk Acoustic Wave |