| Acronym | Meaning |
| FABP | Fatty Acid-binding Protein |
| MOAG | MINDO Optimized Adjusted Geometries |
| GIP | Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide |
| ECDL | External-cavity Diode Laser |
| ASTM | American Society For Testing And Materials |
| SSH | Suppressive Subtraction Hybridization |
| GVB-PP | Generalized Valence Bond-perfect Pairing (wave Function) |
| ENR | Endogenous Nitrate Respiration |
| HKS | Hartree-Kohn-Sham (quantum Theory) |
| ESM | Exponential-series Method |