| Acronym | Meaning |
| API | Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient |
| IRBP | Interstitial Retinol-binding Protein |
| CETP | Channel Equiv. Of A Theor. Plate |
| BLS | Brillouin Light Scattering |
| OP | Overlap Population |
| RCM | Radiative Convective Model (of Climate) |
| MASERATI | Middle Atmosphere Spectrometric Experiment On Rockets For Analysis Of Trace Gas Influences |
| ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
| SBA | Second Born Approximation |
| LSI | Large-scale Integration |