| Acronym | Meaning |
| BCIRA | British Cast Iron Research Association |
| CDW-EIS | Continuum Distorted Wave-eikonal Initial State (in Collisions) |
| NOS | Not Otherwise Specified |
| BHK | Baby Hamster Kidney |
| UHPLC | Ultrahigh-pressure Liquid Chromatography |
| VOIE | Valence Orbital Ionization Energy |
| EHP | Electron-hole Potential Method |
| SFE | Supercritical Fluid Extraction |
| PTDS | Photothermal Deflection Spectroscopy |
| CMP | Cartilage Matrix Protein |