| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAE | Microwave-assisted Extraction |
| PDEIS | Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
| SAPK | Stress-activated Protein Kinase |
| IRRAS | Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| URG | Umweltrahmengesetz (German Environmental Protection Framework Law) |
| GRK | G Protein Coupled Receptor Kinase |
| LPCVD | Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| MTOF | Mass Time-Of-Flight |
| CCA | Copper Chromium Arsenic |