| Acronym | Meaning |
| VRE | Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci |
| ITD | Ion Trap Detector (mass Spectrometry) |
| HPCA | Hierarchical Principal Component Analysis |
| PFR | Plug Flow Reactor |
| APT | Attached Proton Test |
| CGA | Colloidal Gas Aphron |
| LEDO | Limited Expansion Of Diatomic Overlap |
| HIT | Heterojunction With Intrinsic Thin Layer (photovoltaic Cell; Solar Cell) |
| APS | Atom Probe Spectroscopy |
| FEV1 | Forced Expiratory Volume In The First Second (lung Function) |