| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ICE | International Common Elements |
| BMDL | Below Method Detection Level |
| FAB | Fast Atom Bombardment (mass Spectrometry) |
| ARPES | Angle-resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| CMSM | Carbon Molecular Sieve Membrane |
| USCE | US Army Corps Of Engineers |
| HPGE | High Purity Germanium |
| MMR | Mismatch Repair |
| SPOS | Single-particle Optical Sensing |