| Acronym | Meaning |
| AOU | Apparent Oxygen Utilization |
| MILES | Micro In Situ Laser Extraction System |
| NSSN | National Standards Systems Network |
| APET | Amorphous Poly(ethylene Terephthalate) |
| CLIA-88 | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Of 1988 |
| INDO/2-AHP | INDO/2-average Hole Potential |
| SCCP | Strong-coupling Correspondence Principle |
| BRM | Biological Response Modifier |
| IAC | Immunoaffinity Chromatography |
| SERHF | Symmetry-equivalenced Restricted Hartree-Fock |