| Acronym | Meaning |
| AME | Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess |
| EOT | Equivalent Oxide Thickness |
| STIB | Stratosphere-Troposphere Interactions And The Biosphere |
| IRS | Insulin Receptor Substrate |
| ABS | Arc Bond Sputter |
| VSM | Vascular Smooth Muscle |
| CAT | Computer-aided Tomography |
| OIP | Optimized Inner Projection (method For Mol. Property Calcns.) |
| FBR | Fixed Bed Reactor |
| MST | Mean Survival Time |