| Acronym | Meaning |
| JERS | Japanese Earth Resources Satellite |
| TDM | Time-division Multiplexing |
| SDF | Spin(-unrestricted) Density Functional |
| EI | Electron Impact |
| FETI | Fluorescence Energy Transfer Immunoassay |
| OCTG | Oil Country Tubular Goods |
| PBS | Phosphate Buffered Saline |
| EPCE | Effective Pair Correlation Energy Method |
| MNDO-PM3 | Modified Neglect Of Diatomic Overlap-parametric Method |
| LRO | Long Range Order |