| Acronym | Meaning |
| BAL | Bronchoalveolar Lavage |
| APPH | Auger Peak To Peak Height |
| PSRG | Position-space Renormalization Group (for D.-of-states Calcns.) |
| EMMA | Electron Microscopy And Microanalysis |
| AGP | Alpha-1-acid Glycoprotein |
| LCRA | Linear Combination Of Rydberg Orbitals |
| SCC | Superposition Of Correlated Configurations (variational Method) |
| LIESA | Laser Induced Emission Spectral Analysis |
| IPIC | Intellectual Property Institute Of Canada |
| FIM | Friable Insulation Material |