| Acronym | Meaning |
| DQ | Drawing Quality |
| RI | Replication Index |
| LIRE | Laser Ionization Recombination Emission |
| PDK | Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase |
| CVS | Cardiovascular Effects |
| XRS | X-Ray Spectroscopy |
| MCCEM | Multi-chamber Concentration And Exposure Model |
| IPA | Independent-particle Approximation (in Quantum Calcns. On Solids) |
| FEA | Field Emitter Array |
| NETD | Noise Equiv. Temp. Difference |