| Acronym | Meaning |
| RPE | Retinal Pigment Epithelium |
| NIWA | National Institute For Water And Atm. Research [New Zealand] |
| CSIA | Compd.-specific Isotope Anal. |
| JOSO | Joint Organization For Solar Observations |
| EIX | Electrochemical Ion Exchange |
| DIOS | Desorption-ionization On Silicon |
| ASP | Antisegregation Process |
| MBSS | Molecular Beam Surface Scattering |
| X-SAR | X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar |
| ILSS | Interlaminar Shear Strength |