| Acronym | Meaning |
| BEHP | Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate |
| LAI | Leukocyte Adherence Inhibition |
| VEDW IOS | Vibrational Exponential-distorted-wave Infinite-order-sudden (method For Inelastic Mol. Collisions Calcn.) |
| TCS | Target Current Spectroscopy |
| DSITMS | Direct Sampling Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry |
| EMMA | Energy-dispersive Miniprobe Multielement Analyzer |
| MESNA | Sodium 2-mercaptoethane Sulfonate |
| CBC | Circulating Bed Combustor (or Incinerator) |
| CNLSD | Condensation Nucleation Light Scattering Detection |
| HCMOS | High-density Complementary Metal-oxide Semiconductor |