| Acronym | Meaning |
| OVFF | Orbital Valence Force Field |
| COP | Crystal Originated Particle |
| EFTC | European Fluorocarbon Technical Committee |
| SBE | Sulfobutyl Ether |
| HGH | Human Growth Hormone |
| PAP | Pancreatitis-associated Protein |
| DHPLC | Denaturing High-performance Liquid Chromatography |
| MDW | Mixed Density Wave |
| CHA | Concept Hazard Analysis |
| EIS | Electron Impact Spectroscopy |