| Acronym | Meaning |
| BFAF | Beamformer Antialiasing Filter |
| MSSA | Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus |
| PAR | Proteinase-activated Receptor |
| PFGSE | Pulsed Field-gradient Spin-echo |
| AMPD | AMP Deaminase |
| APDI | Anisotropic Point-dipole Interaction (model For Calcg. Long-range Intermol. Dispersion Forces) |
| HDD | Halogenated Dibenzodioxin(s) |
| DZPP | Double-zeta (doubly) Polarized (basis Set) |
| RCF | Refractory Ceramic Fibers |
| SDSS | Sloan Digital Sky Survey |