| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFB | Anaerobic Fluidized Bed |
| PAGIF | Polyacrylamide Gel Isoelectric Focusing |
| VDRE | Vitamin D-responsive Element |
| ESA | Electrostatic Self-assemblypar |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| RMR | Resting Metabolic Rate |
| PAIR | Patent Application Information Retrieval System |
| BLS | Bureau Of Labor Statistics |
| NPAPS | Non-phase Alternation Pulse Sequence |
| SCEM | Semiclassical Self-consistent Eikonal Method |