| Acronym | Meaning |
| LSR | Lanthanide Shift Reagent |
| BGH | Bovine Growth Hormone |
| ACE | Alternating Conditional Expectations |
| EHS | Environment |
| CSDW | Centrifugal Sudden (or Coupled States) Distorted Wave (methodfor Reactive Mol. Collisions) |
| TOTE | Tropical Ozone Transport Experiment |
| IFPMA | International Federation Of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| SLS | Sodium Lauryl Sulfate |
| LPVD | Laser Physical Vapor Deposition |