| Acronym | Meaning |
| FAP | Familial Adenomatous Polyposis |
| N-BOD | Nitrogenous Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
| PAM | Peptidylglycine Alpha-amidating Monooxygenase |
| ANPR | Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Receptor |
| EGTA | Ethylene Glycol Bis(2-aminoethyl Ether)-N |
| ISI | Institute For Scientific Information |
| PCDW | Pluvinage Continuum Distorted Wave ( A Wave Function In Calcns. On Atomic And Molecular Collisions) |
| SPU | Segmented Polyurethane |
| GHSV | Gas Hourly Space Velocity |
| GMR | Giant Magnetoresistance |