| Acronym | Meaning |
| CNRS | Centre Nationale De La Recherche Scientifique (France) |
| NPC | Niemann-Pick Type C Disease |
| GSD | Glycogen Storage Disease |
| EBER | Electron Beam Electroreflectance |
| ICCP | International Climate Change Partnership |
| ESC | Environmental Stress Cracking |
| LRM | Laboratory Reference Material |
| CCRMP | Canadian Certified Ref. Materials Project |
| NPC | Nuclear Pore Complex |
| LMT | Liquid Membrane Transport |