| Acronym | Meaning |
| MLCT | Metal-to-ligand Charge-transfer |
| HIMP | Heavy Ion Microprobe |
| IND | Investigational New Drug |
| RNAA | Radiochemical Neutron Activation Analysis |
| EACE | Enzyme Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis |
| CNDO/SWW | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/ Sichel-Whitehead-Wratten Parametrization |
| HGP | Hepatic Glucose Production |
| HOMER | Hazardous Organic Mass Emission Rate |
| HDF | Human Dermal Fibroblast |
| HTLV | Human T-lymphotropic Virus |