| Acronym | Meaning |
| NFAIS | National Federation Of Abstracting And Information Services |
| ISCRF | Inhomogeneous Self-consistent Reaction Field Theory |
| SCF | Stem Cell Factor |
| FED | Field Emission Display |
| IGT | Impaired Glucose Tolerance |
| XEDS | X-ray Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy |
| MAR | Matrix Attachment Region |
| GLAD | Great Lakes Atmospheric Deposition |
| RBM | Radial Breathing Mode |
| NMP | Nitroxide-mediated Polymerization |