| Acronym | Meaning |
| LRET | Luminescence Resonance Energy Transfer |
| OEO | Overlap-enhanced Orbital |
| HFWG | Hollow Fiber Waveguide |
| IRS | Insulin Receptor Substrate |
| ABAE | Adult Bovine Aortic Endothelial |
| GSHV | Ground Squirrel Hepatitis Virus |
| AVNIR | Advanced Visible And Near-Infrared Radiometer |
| LIP | Laser-induced Plasma |
| ISC-PEM-MO | Iterative Self-consistent Partition Of Energy Method And MO Formalism |
| BTDA | 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic Dianhydride |