| Acronym | Meaning |
| FAME | Fatty Acid Methyl Ester |
| DFG | Difference Frequency Generation |
| DLCA | Diffusion Limited Cluster Aggregation |
| SCC | Source Classification Code |
| TDPT | Time-dependent Perturbation Theory |
| MGED | Microarray Gene Expression Database |
| HDL | High Density Lipoprotein |
| BID | Background Information Document |
| SLE | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| MSMA | Murrell-Shaw-Musher-Amos Exchange Perturbation Theory |