| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCE | New Chemical Entity |
| GSGG | Gallium Scandium Gadolinium Garnet |
| ZPC | Zero Point Of Charge |
| FMIR | Frustrated Multiple Internal Reflection |
| SMSX(ALPHA) | Overlapping-sphere Multiple-scattering X(alpha) |
| ALCHEMI | Atomic Location By Channeling Enhanced Microanalysis |
| EDRF | Endothelium-derived Relaxing Factor |
| SUV | Small Unilamellar Vesicle |
| MAMA | Multianode Microchannel Arrays |
| CANDI | Carbon And Nutrient Diagenesis |