| Acronym | Meaning |
| TSE | Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies |
| BPCC | 2,2'-bipyridinium Chlorochromate |
| DOE | Department Of Energy |
| VDI | Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (German Engineers Society) |
| PGWDB | Pesticides In Ground Water Database |
| DTDA | Differential Thermal Desorption Analysis |
| NOD | Nonobese Diabetic |
| BCGA | British Compressed Gases Association |
| MDS | Minimum Detectable Signal |
| ILK | Integrin-Linked Kinase |