| Acronym | Meaning |
| MLC | Myosin Light Chain |
| IAQMP | Indoor Air Quality Management Program |
| PVO | Pseudovalence Orbital |
| PCMI | Pellet Cladding Mechanical Interaction |
| ODP | Optical Deformation Potential |
| FCVA | Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc |
| CCM | Cyclic Cluster Model (in CNDO For Deep Levels In Solids) |
| TUNEL | Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase-mediated DUTP Nick End-labeling |
| ITD | Ion Trap Detector (mass Spectrometry) |
| SPM | Scanning Probe Microscopy |