| Acronym | Meaning |
| OIB | Ocean Island Basalt |
| EISCAT | European Incoherent Scatter Radar (atm. Sensing) |
| RBA | Refined Born Approximation (for Atom-mol. Collisions) |
| UFM | Ultrasonic Force Microscopy |
| SFM | Scanning Force Microscopy |
| CRIP | Cysteine-rich Intestinal Protein |
| MDS | Metastable Deexcitation Spectroscopy |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| LGL | Large Granular Lymphocyte |
| MTFE | Mercury Thin-film Electrode |