| Acronym | Meaning |
| MPF | Maturation-promoting Factor |
| AALA | American Association For Laboratory Accreditation |
| NIRIS | Near-infrared Imaging Spectroscopy |
| WADR | Waste Acid Detoxification And Reclamation |
| CCM | Channeling Contrast Microscopy |
| EIS | Eikonal Initial State (in Scattering Calcns.) |
| FIRST | Field-portable Imaging Radiometric Spectrometer Technology |
| SAC | Spectral Absorption Coeff. |
| ROM | Reactive Oxygen Metabolite |
| ROSDAL | Representation Of Organic Structure Description Arranged Linearly |