| Acronym | Meaning |
| VSM | Vascular Smooth Muscle |
| MCLG | Maximum Contaminant Level Goal |
| MCCHF | Multiconfiguration Coupled Hartree-Fock |
| ASME | American Society Of Mechanical Engineers |
| QSM | Quantum Shell Model |
| GALP | Good Automated Laboratory Practices |
| DFS | Daily Flow System (file Within STORET) |
| BPC | Bonded-phase Chromatography |
| ICD | International Classification Of Diseases |
| CIPEA | Comite International Pour L'Etude Des Argiles |