| Acronym | Meaning |
| 4WM | Four Wave Mixing |
| BGH | Bovine Growth Hormone |
| SMFS | Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy |
| TER | Total External Reflection |
| JIPID | Japanese International Protein Information Databank |
| LOAEL | Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organization |
| DAA | Diacetone Alcoholpar |
| IACS | International Annealed Copper Standard |
| TSCATS | Toxic Substances Control Act Test Submissions Online Database |