| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALS | Antilymphocyte Serum |
| PASA | PCR Amplification Of Specific Alleles |
| SMT | Standards |
| OSA | Optical Society Of America |
| CNMMN | Commission On New Minerals And Mineral Names |
| RERS | Resonance-enhanced Raman Scattering |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| MFP | Magnetic Field Perturbative (method) |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| CWS | Coal Water Slurry |