| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAD | Selected Area Diffraction Patterns (crystal Chemistry) |
| EOF | Electroosmotic Flow |
| CAPS | Computer-assisted Problem Solving |
| CSOV | Constrained Space Orbital Variation |
| OIM | Orientation Imaging Microscopy |
| ETP | Environmental Tracking Procedure |
| RAFT | Reversible Addition-fragmentation Chain Transfer [polymerization] |
| CSA | Chiral Solvating Agent |
| DCP | Dual Circular Polarization |
| CMP | Cartilage Matrix Protein |