| Acronym | Meaning |
| OU | Odor Units |
| LIDT | Laser-induced Damage Threshold |
| BEW | Base (or Biological) Equivalent Weight |
| CAE | Computer-aided Engineering |
| IDI | Ion Dipole Induced (potential Term In Potential Energy Surfaces) See Also LEPS-IDI |
| PVB-CSF | Projected Valence Bond-configuration State Function |
| ISAS | Japanese Institute Of Space And Astronomical Science |
| ISFET | Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistor |
| RBS | Ribosome Binding Site |
| GC/MS/DS | Gas Chromatography/mass Spectrometry/data System (Finnigan) |