| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAP | Prostatic Acid Phosphatase |
| AOS | Alpha Olefin Sulfonate (surfactant) |
| BLIS | BACT/LAER Information System |
| ASHP | American Society Of Health-System Pharmacists |
| RSV | Rous Sarcoma Virus |
| NHL | Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma |
| NISO | National Information Standards Organization |
| ART | Absolute Rate Theory |
| CE | Capillary Electrophoresis |
| QPA | Quantitative Phase Analysis |