| Acronym | Meaning |
| IDL | Instrument Detection Limit |
| FZP | Fresnel Zone Plate |
| AGI | American Geological Institute |
| AIBS | American Institute Of Biological Sciences |
| APLG | Antisymmetrized Product Of Localized Geminals (wave Function) |
| PSHF | Pseudospectral Hartree-Fock |
| BERM | Biological And Environmental Reference Materials |
| NIMR | National Institute For Medical Research |
| CIEF | Capillary Isoelectric Focusing |
| HFET | Highway Fuel Economy Test |