| Acronym | Meaning |
| MALT | Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue |
| NMP | Nuclear Microprobe |
| IRGCHAZ | Intercritically Reheated Grain-coarsened Heat-affected Zone |
| CISP | Canadian Indoor Source Profile |
| TRRS | Time-resolved Raman Spectroscopy |
| ISAS | Japanese Institute Of Space And Astronomical Science |
| H-FABP | Heart Fatty Acid-binding Protein |
| IRIM | Institute For Rare Isotope Measurements |
| CIRAC | Canadian Institute For Research In Atmospheric Chemistry |
| TBNEM | Tight-binding Nearly Free Electron Model |