| Acronym | Meaning |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| IDMS | Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry |
| PALS | Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy |
| LLIT | Liq.-liq. Intermol. Transfer |
| NCHGR | National Center For Human Genome Research |
| TSS | Total Suspended Solids |
| ALCA | American Leather Chemists' Association |
| DDT | Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| APRIL | A Proliferation-inducing Ligand |
| PSD | Passive Sampling Device(s) (for Air Pollution) |