| Acronym | Meaning |
| MODS | Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome |
| TVC | Total Viable Count |
| ESMS | Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| ESC | Endometrial Stromal Cell |
| NIS | Sodium Iodide Symporter |
| APWA | American Public Works Association |
| TBP | TATA-box Binding Protein |
| CBO | Corrected Born-Oppenheimer (in Calcns. For Mol. Complexes) |
| MOV | Motor Operated Valve |
| ADES | Angle-dispersed Electron Spectroscopy |