| Acronym | Meaning |
| PBT | Poly(butylene Terephthalate) |
| ELAS | Electro Acoustic Spectrometry |
| NVPA | No-virtual-pair Approxn. |
| CPOM | Coarse Particulate Organic Matter |
| HPI | Hazard Potential Index |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| PASADENA | Para-hydrogen And Synthesis Allow Dramatically Enhanced Nuclear Alignment |
| BMC | Bone Marrow Cell |
| IPOD | International Phase Of Ocean Drilling |
| HPMC | Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells |