| AAL | Aleuria aurantia lectin |
| AOL | Aspergillus oryzae lectin |
| AR | antigen retrieval |
| CK5 | cytokeratin 5 |
| ConA | Concanavalin A |
| CSC | cancer stem cell |
| DBA | Dolichos biflorus agglutinin |
| DSA | Datura stramonium agglutinin |
| FFPE | formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded |
| GNA | Galanthus nivalis agglutinin |
| HPA | Helix pomatia agglutinin |
| LEL | Lycopersicon esculentum lectin |
| LMA | lectin microarray |
| LMD | laser microdissection |
| MAL-I | Maackia amurensis lectin-I |
| mTEC | medullary thymic epithelial cell |
| NPA | Narcissus pseudonarcissus agglutinin |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCA | principle component analysis |
| PEN | polyethylene naphthalate |
| PNA | peanut agglutinin |
| PPS | polyphenylene sulfide |
| PSA | Pisum sativum agglutinin |
| RT | room temperature |
| SBA | soybean agglutinin |
| SNA | Sambucus nigra agglutinin |
| SSA | Sambucus sieboldiana agglutinin |
| TJA-I | Trichosanthes japonica agglutinin-I |
| UEA-I | Ulex europaeus agglutinin-I |
| VVA | Vicia villosa agglutinin |
| WFA | Wisteria floribunda agglutinin |