| Acronym | Meaning |
| HPMC | Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose |
| NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| F/M | Food To Microorganism Ratio |
| KHP | Potassium Hydrogen Phthalate |
| RIOSA | Reactive Infinite-order Sudden Approxn. |
| GLAD | Glancing Angle Deposition |
| CGMP | Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate |
| MAOP | Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure |
| MIES | Metastable Impact Electron Spectroscopy |
| FCS | Fetal Calf Serum |