Can I assume that a biologist will know what "lhs" and "rhs" mean? Or what are some other ways of indicating the left/right hand sides of an equation? I am writing a scientific article with a few mathematical equations. Can I assume that my audience will know what lhs and rhs mean?

I like to define acronyms like:
"The left hand side (LHS) of Equation 1..."
And then use LHS throughout the rest of the paper if it is used frequently. If you only use "left hand side" a few times, it's best to just spell it out.
