| Acronym | Meaning |
| RFA | Retarding Field Analyzer |
| VRE | Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci |
| TLPS | Transient Liquid Phase Sintering [adhesive] |
| ADA | American Diabetes Association |
| HLBR | Required Hydrophilic-lipophilic Balance (of Surfactants In Emulsifiers) |
| DCQAP | Data Collection Quality Assurance Plan |
| IDL | Instrument Detection Limit |
| RBS | Rutherford Backscattering |
| FAB | Fast Atom Bombardment (mass Spectrometry) |
| MSK | Muscular-skeletal Effects |