| Acronym | Meaning |
| FFZE | Free-flow Zone Electrophoresis |
| VLT | Very Large Telescope |
| FACE | Fluorophore-assisted Carbohydrate Electrophoresis |
| DSDV | Dirac-Slater Discrete Variational |
| LASCR | Light-activated Silicon Controlled Rectifier |
| MEI | Maximally Exposed Individual |
| NBS | Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome |
| CERT | Const. Extension Rate Tensile |
| CIPEA | Comite International Pour L'Etude Des Argiles |
| NTTC | National Technical Transfer Center |