| Acronym | Meaning |
| OAO | Orthogonalized Atomic Orbital |
| SSPG | Steady-state Plasma Glucose |
| NSOM | Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy |
| IRC | Information Resource Center |
| CGC | Capillary Gas Chromatography |
| LAPS | Light-Addressable Potentiometric Sensor |
| ULFM | Unified Ligand Field Model (for Mol. Electronic Energies) |
| URT | Upper Respiratory Tract |
| OSCAR | Oxidn. And Scavenging Characteristics Of April Rains |
| ICSH | Interstitial Cell-stimulating Hormone |