| Acronym | Meaning |
| DTA | Differential Thermal Analysis |
| BHN | Brinell Hardness Number |
| NHEK | Normal Human Epidermal Keratinocyte |
| PACE | Pacific Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment |
| ASA | American Society Of Agronomy |
| IDD | Iodine Deficiency Disorder |
| RPE | Retinal Pigment Epithelium |
| JAERI | Japanese Atomic Energy Research Institute |
| TPPI | Time Proportional Phase Increment |
| ICP | Inductively Coupled Plasma |