| Acronym | Meaning |
| SDPA | 4,4'-sulfonyldiphthalic Anhydride |
| NOC | Nonionic Organic Contaminants |
| PVR | Pulmonary Vascular Resistance |
| DBE | Distorted-wave Born Exchange |
| GJIC | Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication |
| AIRS | Atmospheric Information Retrieval System |
| OCIS | Optics Classification And Indexing Scheme |
| MODY | Maturity Onset Diabetes Of The Young |
| APWR | Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor |
| PRINS | Primed In Situ DNA Synthesis |