| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASGP | Aerobic Suspended Growth Process |
| SSCP | Single-strand Conformation Polymorphism |
| DWBA | Distorted-wave Born Approxn. |
| OKE | Optical Kerr Effect |
| UCHFPT | Uncoupled Hartree-Fock Perturbation Theory |
| PABA | P-aminobenzoic Acid |
| RAPID | Ruggedized Advanced Pathogen Identification Device |
| DBMS | Data Base Management System |
| FDR | Frequency Domain Reflectometry |
| SUMO | Small Ubiquitin-related Modifier |