| Acronym | Meaning |
| PTD | Protein Transduction Domain |
| SBE | Single Base Extension |
| ADIFAB | Acrylodan Labeled Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein |
| DBL | Diffusive Boundary Layer |
| CNES | Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales (French Space Center) |
| CVTST | Canonical Variational Transition-state Theory |
| SCOP | Spherical Complex Optical Potential (in Quantum Calcn. On Mol. Scattering) |
| BN | Boron Nitride |
| NSIDC | National Snow And Ice Data Center (University Of Colorado) |
| CAAT | Johns Hopkins Center For Alternatives To Animal Testing |