| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCRPM | National Council On Radiation Protection And Measurements |
| CAGE | Capillary Affinity Gel Electrophoresis |
| BIRPS | British Institutes Reflection Profiling Syndicate |
| SZA | Solar Zenith Angle |
| AFPAL | Air Force Phillips Astronautics Laboratory (USA) |
| BASHD | Band Selective Homonuclear Decoupling |
| SEDRA | Simple Excitation For The Dephasing Of Rotational-echo Amplitudes |
| SWA | Slow-wave Activity |
| ADPT | Auger Depth Profiling Technique |
| IAP | Intermittent Aeration Process (for Waste Treatment) |