| Acronym | Meaning |
 | ICCIDD | International Council For Control Of Iodine Deficiency Disorders |
 | RSV | Reduced Sp. Viscosity |
 | WCUB | Wang Chang-Uhlenbeck-de Boer (quantum-mech. Relation In Rotational Relaxation Calcn.) |
 | CPCA | Consensus Principal Component Analysis |
 | TPPE | Two-photon Photoemission |
 | BAM | Brewster Angle Microscopy |
 | GSI | Gonadosomatic Index |
 | CEELS | Core Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
 | PA/SI | Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection |
 | LOH | Loss Of Heterozygosity |