| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIDAS | Metal Ion-dependent Adhesion Site |
| IDDM | Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| AVP | Arginine Vasopressin |
| FEES | Field Electron Energy Spectroscopy |
| MWD | Molecular Weight Distribution |
| CGRO | Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory |
| ARF | Acute Renal Failure |
| ES | Energy Sudden (approxn. In Scattering Calcns.) |
| UVAS | UV Absorption Spectroscopy |
| SCAP | Self-consistent Average Phonon (theory) |