| Acronym | Meaning |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| SCTB | Self-consistent Tight-binding (in Electronic Structure) |
| NBC | Nuclear, Biological And Chemical |
| NSOM | Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy |
| DRAWS | Dipolar Recoupling With A Windowless Sequence |
| NTP | Normal Temperature And Pressure |
| ISPD | Ion-selective Photodiode |
| AMESA | Adsorption Method For Sampling Of Dioxins |
| DEBITS | Deposition Of Biogeochemically Important Trace Species |
| NWEA | National Wood Energy Association |