| Acronym | Meaning |
| PDI | Polarization-division Interferometry |
| ITC | Isothermal Titration Calorimetry |
| PBMC | Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells |
| LFC | Loss-free Counting |
| FIRE | Flame Infrared Emission |
| PAB | Pollutant Assessment Branch (US EPA) |
| AS | Absorption Spectroscopy |
| IGOSS | Integrated Global Ocean Services System |
| RLF | Radially Localized (wave) Function |
| AAO | Amino Acid Oxidase |