| Acronym | Meaning |
| PHOTOSELEX | Photochemical Systematic Evolution Of Ligands By Exponential Enrichment |
| MRAIRS | Multiple Reflection-absorption Infrared Spectroscopy |
| CAM | Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (photosynthetic Pathway) |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| IBA | Ion Beam Analysis |
| GFCI | Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter |
| MERLIN | Multi-element Radio-linked Interferometer Network |
| CDAF | Continuous Distributed Approximating Function |
| EBSM | Extended Breathing Shell Model |
| INPADOC | International Patent Documentation Center |