| Acronym | Meaning |
| MPCVD | Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| ERE | Estrogen-responsive Element |
| ACEI | Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor |
| MTBE | Methyl Tert Butyl Ether (gasoline Additive) |
| RCSI | Random Cooperative Strain Interaction |
| WQA | Water Quality Association |
| GVDW | Generalized Van Der Waals (a Free-energy D.-functional Theory) |
| CHF | Critical Heat Flux |
| MPAN | Peroxy Methacrolyl Nitrate |
| ES | Emission Spectroscopy (technique Suffix) |