| Acronym | Meaning |
| MEG | Modified Electron Gas (quantum Calcn. Method) |
| MAP | Mitogen Activated Protein |
| CNDP | Cold Neutron Depth Profiling |
| NIST | National Institute Of Standards And Technology (formerly NBS) |
| DRESS | Depth-resolved Surface-coil Spectroscopy |
| ADCL | Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory |
| SRCD | Synchrotron Radiation Circular Dichroism |
| BMRC | British Medical Research Council |
| NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| MIDAS | Model Of Ion Dynamics And Acidification Of Soil |