| Acronym | Meaning |
| APRE | Acute-phase-responsive Element |
| APPI | Atmospheric Pressure Photoionization |
| SDR | Spin-dependent Resonance |
| DPCI | Derwent Patents Citation Index |
| HVT | Hypervirial Theory |
| CSV | Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry |
| PBDE | Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether |
| SBD | Schottky-barrier Diode |
| PISCES | Power Plant Integrated Systems: Chem. Emission Studies |
| EST | Expressed Sequence Tag |