| Acronym | Meaning |
| FOPIM | First Order Perturbation Iteration Method |
| CCG | Continental Collision Granitoids |
| VLC | Visible Light-cured |
| MERIE | Magnetically Enhanced Reactive Ion Etching |
| DWBA | Distorted-wave Born Approxn. |
| ALT | Alanine Aminotransferase |
| RDA | Representational Difference Analysis |
| INDO/S | Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap Screened Approxn. |
| CFTR | Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator |
| TEP | Thermoelectric Power |