| Acronym | Meaning |
| FBA | First Born Approximation |
| TPE | Thermoplastic Polyester Elastomer |
| MSP | Macrophage Stimulating Protein |
| ECMWF | European Center For Medium Range Weather Forecast |
| UHMPE | Ultra High Modulus Polyethylene |
| HPMC | Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells |
| TRXPS | Total Reflection X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| QDFM | Quantitative DNA Fiber Mapping |
| TOX | Total Organic Halide |
| UW-PG | Uniformly Weighted Planar Grid (method In Calcns. Of Electron-momentum Distributions) |