| Acronym | Meaning |
| PBDE | Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether |
| CMNOS | Complementary Metal Nitride/Oxide Semiconductor |
| GLERL | Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory |
| IPDI | Isophorone Diisocyanate |
| DOQSY | Double-quantum Spectroscopy |
| CWM | Coal Water Mixture |
| HESC | Human Embryonic Stem Cell |
| IRRI | International Rice Research Institute |
| CCD | Counter Current Decantation |
| FLN | Fluorescence Line Narrowing |