| Acronym | Meaning |
| IMF | Initial Mass Function |
| CEPEX | Controlled Ecosystem Pollution Experiment |
| TAP | Toxic Air Pollutant |
| HTXRD | High-temperature X-ray Diffraction |
| MEED | Medium-energy Electron Diffraction |
| CE | Capillary Electrophoresis |
| ECCLS | European Committee For Clinical Laboratory Standards |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| EBIS | Electron-beam Ion Source |
| INTEGRAL | International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory |