| Acronym | Meaning |
| KOPRA | Karlsruhe Optimized And Precise Radiative Transfer Algorithm |
| IFMA | Immunofluorometric Assay |
| XAPS | X-ray Appearance Potential Spectroscopy |
| IASAP | International Arctic Seas Assessment Project |
| FTICRMS | Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry |
| GIXAS | Grazing Incidence X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy |
| BMRC | British Medical Research Council |
| ATRP | Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization |
| CTGF | Connective Tissue Growth Factor |
| ECL | Emitter Coupled Logic |