| Acronym | Meaning |
| NEKIA | National Education Knowledge Industry Association |
| AOQL | Average Outgoing Quality Limit |
| DTCI | 3,3'-diethylthiacarbocyanine Iodide |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| LTP | Lipid-transfer Protein |
| VMD | Vacuum Membrane Distillation |
| RAIN | Reactions And Intermediates Network |
| ADL | Analytical Detection Limit |
| PPMSVX | Pseudopotential Multiple-scattering Valence-exchange |
| WATCH | Working Group On Assessment Of Toxic Chemicals |