| Acronym | Meaning |
| PDG | Patent Documentation Group |
| COC | Cyclic Olefin Copolymers |
| MIAM | Modified Independent-atom Model (for Electron-mol. Scattering) |
| SQC | Statistical Quality Control |
| ABET | Accreditation Board For Engineering And Technology |
| MDC | Macrophage Derived Chemokine |
| SAFT | Statistical Assocg. Fluid Theory |
| FAIMS | High-field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry |
| FFP | Fresh Frozen Plasma |
| BRS | Biennial Reporting System |