| Acronym | Meaning |
| JAPIO | Japan Patent Information Organization |
| HASI | Huygens Atmospheric Structure Instrument |
| NPD | Normal Photoelectron Diffraction |
| HREELS | High-resolution Electron Energy-loss Spectroscopy |
| VBS | Virtual Bound State Model |
| QAMB | Quality Assurance Materials Bank (USEPA) |
| CLD | Certainly Lethal Dose |
| ESQC | Elastic Scattering Quantum Chemistry |
| LNGFR | Low-affinity Nerve Growth Factor Receptor |
| LXR | Liver X Receptorpar |