| Acronym | Meaning |
| COMPAS | Coating By Multiple Polyelectrolyte Adsorption Surface Activation |
| CBF | Cerebral Blood Flow |
| BBB | Blood-brain Barrier |
| LCMV | Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus |
| QMCRG | Quantum Monte-Carlo Renormalization Group (for Quantum Phase Transitions) |
| PHD | P-helicity Decoupling Scheme (p=momentum) |
| SHR | Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat |
| EDF | Electricite De France |
| FAP | Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy |
| HD | Sulfur Mustard |