| Acronym | Meaning |
| BOO | Bond Order Orbital |
| FAK | Focal Adhesion Kinase |
| ISCA | Ionization Spectroscopy For Chemical Analysis |
| POM | Polarized Optical Microscopy |
| LNT | Liquid Nitrogen Temperature |
| API | Air Pollution Index |
| RRM | RNA Recognition Motif |
| ILSI | International Life Sciences Institute |
| BMA | Butyl Methacrylate |
| IASAP | International Arctic Seas Assessment Project |