| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPECT | Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography |
| MRFM | Magnetic Resonance Force Microscope |
| FIIA | Flow Injection Immunoassay |
| MET | Many Electron Theory (for Singlet Ground State) |
| MM | Misch Metal |
| BCDF | B Cell Differentiation Factor |
| IUBS | International Union Of Biological Sciences |
| MPR | Mannose Phosphate Receptor |
| VEELS | Valence Electron Energy-loss Spectroscopy |
| PTMT | Poly (tetramethylene Terephthalate) |