| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAO | Modified Atomic Orbital |
| DRG | Dorsal Root Ganglion |
| APECS | Auger Photoelectron Coincidence Spectroscopy |
| PIC | Public Information Center |
| AEM | Analytical Electron Microscopy |
| JAM | Junctional Adhesion Molecule |
| ADOM | Acid Deposition And Oxidant Model (air Pollution) |
| CIDR | Center For Inherited Diseases Research |
| TMB | Table Mesa Basalt (USGS Rock Standard) |
| SCPA | Self-consistent Phonon Approximation (for Lattice Dynamics Of Quantum Crystals) |