| Acronym | Meaning |
| HPAE | High Performance Anion Exchange |
| FITC | Fluorescein Isothiocyanate |
| BADGE | Bisphenol A Diglycidyl Ether |
| PERI | Pharmaceutical Education And Research Institute |
| LARIS | Laser Ablation And Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy |
| IGFA | Inert Gas Fusion Analysis |
| AQS | Ambient Quality Standard |
| PMMA | Poly (methyl Methacrylate) |
| MUCS | Minimum-uncertainty Coherent States (wave Functions) |
| EQPAC | Equatorial Pacific Study |