| Acronym | Meaning |
| QSSA | Quasi-steady-state Approximation |
| LGIC | Ligand-gated Ion Channel |
| FWM | Four-wave Mixing |
| NVH | Noise, Vibration, And Harshness |
| LBIC | Light Beam Induced Current |
| EMI | Enriched Mantle Component 1 (of S. R. Hart |
| ICPD | Inductively Coupled Plasma Deposition |
| AET | Acoustic Emission Technique |
| ACI | Acceptable Chronic Intake |
| EPEC | Enteropathogenic Escherichia Coli |