| Acronym | Meaning |
| MTOC | Microtubule-organizing Center |
| C.I. | Color Index |
| IMFP | Inelastic Mean Free Paths |
| CDOC | Colored Dissolved Organic Carbon |
| SSIP | Solvent-separated Ion Pair |
| CIOSC | Combined Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee |
| EMLC | Electrochemically Modulated Liquid Chromatography |
| TFPI | Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor |
| XAES | X-ray Excited Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| SPFM | Scanning Polarization Force Microscopy |