| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIPR | National Institute Of Polar Research |
| QAEM | Quality Assurance For Environmental Measurements |
| MTD | Mean Therapeutic Dose |
| CSTBR | Continuous Stirred Tank Bioreactor |
| FGM | Functionally Gradient Materials |
| IIXS | Ion Induced X-ray Spectroscopy |
| NITM | Normalized Irreducible Tensorial Matrix |
| NIOSH | National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health |
| TDTF | Time-dependent Thomas-Fermi |
| LOES | Laser Optical Emission Spectroscopy |