| Acronym | Meaning |
| TALEST | Tandem Arrayed Ligation Of Expressed Sequence Tags |
| CVT | Canonical Variational Transition-state (theory) |
| CSRS | Coherent Stokes-Raman Spectroscopy |
| PROACT | Proactive Respirometric Operational And Control Technology |
| OHD | Optical Heterodyne Detection |
| MSA | Many-trajectory Semiclassical Approxn. (in At.-collision Theory) |
| HDPEX | Cross-linked |
| PBS | Phosphate Buffered Saline |
| CATSAT | Cooperative Astrophysics And Technology Satellite |
| CNRS | Centre Nationale De La Recherche Scientifique (France) |