| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHIGFET | Complementary Heterostructure Insulated Gate Field Effect Transistor |
| BOSEX | Baltic Open Sea Experiment |
| NSE | Neuron-specific Enolase |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| SSAO | Semicarbazide-sensitive Amine Oxidase |
| RMR | Resting Metabolic Rate |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute |
| FSM | Folded-sheet Mesoporous Material |
| YAEL | Yankee Atomic Environmental Laboratory |
| EMAP | Environmental Monitoring And Assessment Program (US EPA) |