| Acronym | Meaning |
| IPMA | Ion Probe Microanalysis |
| CPWR | Coupled Plasmon-waveguide Resonance |
| USABC | United States Advanced Battery Consortium |
| TPA | Two-photon Absorption |
| CRC | Combined Residual Chlorine |
| OIP | Optimized Inner Projection (method For Mol. Property Calcns.) |
| SUV | Standardized Uptake Value |
| MCR | Multivariate Curve Resolution |
| IGT | Impaired Glucose Tolerance |
| RNAI | RNA Interference |