| Acronym | Meaning |
| HBSS | Hanks' Balanced Salt Solution |
| CCDW | Commensurate Charge-density Wave |
| CAMP | Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate |
| CNDO/2-V | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap-potential Method |
| IPT | Iterated Perturbation Theory |
| SWORD | Surveillance Of Work Related And Occupational Respiratory Disease |
| AWG | American Wire Gauge |
| LCGDO | Linear Combination Of Generalized Diatomic Orbitals |
| BCP | Biphasic Calcium Phosphate |
| SEDM | Selective Excitation Double Moessbauer |