| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSM | Multishell Method |
| AWM | Abrasive Waterjet Machining |
| EMA | Ethylene Methyl Acrylate |
| BF | Bright Field |
| LIBS | Ligand-induced Binding Sites |
| TAFI | Thrombin Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor |
| BS | Breathing Sphere (approxn. In Mol.-scattering Calcns.) |
| TCA | Total Constituent Analysis |
| ISO | IR Space Observatory |
| CSTBR | Continuous Stirred Tank Bioreactor |