| Acronym | Meaning |
| HEV | High Endothelial Venule Cell |
| NCMS | National Center Manufacturing Sciences |
| HEL | Hugoniot Elastic Limit |
| CCB | Calcium Channel Blocker |
| GERD | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
| LSPR | Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance |
| FREMSAAS | Frequency Modulated Simultaneous Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| CIS | Commonwealth Of Independent States |
| WET | Whole Effluent Toxicity |
| LFG | Landfill Gas |