| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSA | Mammary Serum Antigen |
| CYCLOPS | Cyclically Ordered Phase Sequence |
| LVSEM | Low Vacuum Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| SSRS | Subtracted Shifted Raman Spectroscopy |
| MQES | Metastable-quenched Electron Spectroscopy |
| TSMS | Thermospray Mass Spectrometry |
| CIDR | Controlled-internal Drug Release |
| DRCR | Dynamic Recrystallization Controlled Rolling |
| GRIP | Greenland Ice Core Project |
| DPH | Diamond Pyramid Hardness |