| Acronym | Meaning |
| DRI | Direct Reduced Iron |
| MTF | Multiple Tube Fermentation |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid |
| CPMP | Committee For Proprietary Medical Products |
| LD | Laser Desorption |
| PWFB | Plane-wave First Born |
| VOA | Variable Optical Attenuator |
| HMPID | High Momentum Particle Identification Detector |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| SIDAMS | Simultaneous Ion Detection In Atmospheric Mass Spectrometry |