| Acronym | Meaning |
| DC | Blood-air Distribution Coefficient |
| SLMTO | Surface Linear (combination) Of Muffin-tin Orbitals |
| BMERC | BioMolecular Engineering Research Center |
| NEMS | Nanoelectromechanical Systems |
| CLC | Capacity Limiting Constituents |
| BALR | Broad Absorption Line Region |
| ODP | Ocean Drilling Program |
| CLD | Chronic Lung Disease |
| BMR | Basal Metabolic Rate |
| FGFR | Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor |