| Acronym | Meaning |
| IFCC | International Federation Of Clin. Chem. |
| VQP | Variable Quadratic Propagator (in Quantum Calcns.) |
| SOP | Second-order Potential (method For Positron-atom Scattering) |
| FI | Fouling Index |
| BAGI | Backscatter Absorption Gas Imaging |
| EO | Equivalent Orbital |
| EAAS | Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| MCF | Mutually Consistent Field Method (in Calcns. On Intermolecular Interactions) |
| GDOS | Glow Discharge Optical Spectroscopy |
| LNA | Locked Nucleic Acid |