| Acronym | Meaning |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| COMP | Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein |
| LPLC | Low Pressure Liquid Chromatography |
| CGA | Compressed Gas Association |
| PAOD | Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease |
| DIA | Drug Information Association |
| AIM | Adiabatic Invariance Method (in Ion-mol. Reactions) |
| IOC | Inorganic Chemical |
| NCP | Net Community Productivity |
| MAFF | Ministry Of Agriculture |