| Acronym | Meaning |
| CEPEX | Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment |
| BPDA | 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic Dianhydride |
| MI | Mitotic Index |
| CONTOUR | Comet Nucleus Tour |
| BK-DOK | Berufkrankeit Dokumentation (German Occupational Disease Documentation) |
| PPLV | Preliminary Pollutant Limit Value |
| TPLSM | Two-photon Laser-scanning Microscopy |
| SNMS | Sputtered Neutral Mass Spectrometry |
| BSSRP | Basic Safety Standards For Radiation Protection |
| EAE | Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis |