| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMART-1 | Small Missions For Advanced Research In Technology-1 |
| FDM | Finite-difference Method |
| STR | Short Tandem Repeat |
| BCIRA | British Cast Iron Research Association |
| SDH | Succinate Dehydrogenase |
| SEPAR | Surfaces Enhanced For Photolabile Attachment And Release |
| CLIA-88 | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Of 1988 |
| BSPT | Blizzard Santry Perturbation Theory |
| COMPAS | Coating By Multiple Polyelectrolyte Adsorption Surface Activation |
| COD | Chemical Oxygen Demand |