| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIF | Migration Inhibitory Factor |
| REP | Rotating Electrode Process |
| HPAM | Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide |
| CDFT | Chemical-density-functional Theory |
| RMPM | Renormalized Multicenter Potential Model (for Scattering) |
| QECISDTQ | Quadratic Size-extensive CISDTQ |
| VCDT | Vienna Canyon Diablo Troilite |
| TASP | Template-assembled Synthetic Proteins |
| SBF | Simulated Body Fluid |
| PEL | Permissible Exposure Limit |