| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NIPALS | Nonlinear Iterative Partial Least Squares |
| QKM | Quadratic Kohn Method (variational Method For Scattering) |
| FEMP | Free Of Empirical Parameters (e.g. |
| CBF | Cerebral Blood Flow |
| SLIT | Solid-liq. Intermol. Transfer |
| HNLC | High-nutrient Low-chlorophyll |
| TPEPICO | Threshold Photoelectron-photoion Coincidence |
| PVAC | Poly(vinyl Acetate) |
| MVP | Major Vault Protein |