| Acronym | Meaning |
| MEV | Mink Enteritis Virus |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satellite |
| ONCV | Orthonormality Constrained Variation (quantum Method) |
| LAL | Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (endotoxin Test) |
| EMEP | European Monitoring And Evaluation Program |
| CIPEA | Comite International Pour L'Etude Des Argiles |
| CIS | Characteristic Isochromat Spectroscopy |
| HAN | Heavy Aromatic Naphtha |
| RGC | Retinal Ganglion Cell |
| APP | Acoustic Phase Plate |