| Acronym | Meaning |
| FCS | Fetal Calf Serum |
| CHC | Chlorinated Hydrocarbon |
| ANWAP | Arctic Nuclear Waste Assessment Program |
| ARC | Antireflection Coating |
| IPDI | Isophorone Diisocyanate |
| DESY | Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron |
| TROESY | Transverse Rotating-frame Overhauser Effect Spectroscopy |
| ARPS | Angle-resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| FFEM | Freeze-fracture Electron Microscopy |
| INPI | The French National Institute Of Industrial Property |